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1943 US Army Field Ration C 24 Hour MRE Review Breakfast Dinner Supper Soldier Food Testing

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  • description: 5 WW2 B-Unit time capsules opened, (1941, 1942, & 1943) - The 43's had varying components in well sealed protective containers and many were 100% preserved and unchanged. See what held up, and what didn't. Then the older two, you will see for the first time the original confection in C ration B units, and that is the brownie. What an incredibly cool find right there! The US Army Field Ration C replaced the US Reserve Ration which was first used in 1897, used in WW1, and up into 1938 and US Army Field Ration Type C is first produced in 1939. After WW2 Field Ration C ended up evolving into the E Ration in 1946, then into Ration, Individual, Combat from 1947 to 1958 and was used in the Korean War, to Meal, Combat, Individual in 1959 to 1980 and it was used during Vietnam and it's what evolves into the MRE. Meal, Ready-to-Eat Individual is first issued in 1980. Which is still used today and will be for many years to come. These things were put together somewhat hastily during WW2 it's efficiency really starts to show by 1943 after a few upgrades like the lacquer coated cans, which only one year later is updated to olive drab so it's not just protected by rust but also not so visible and reflective in the sunlight, moonlight, a flare, or something like that. The M units were difficult to open without food spilling off to the sides with that key wind open can. Soldiers would always get food on their hands and they would also always lose a bite or two. Really shows the efficiency of the P38 can opener that came through shortly hereafter. In 1939/40, the tall B unit was a 16 oz sized can and a pound of M unit food and a little under a half pound of biscuits, sugar, & coffee. It was overly filling and even though 6 cans totaled to about 4,200 calories of food, the reduction to a 12 oz sized can, a M unit with 12 oz of meat & vegetables and a smaller portion of biscuits, sugar, & coffee was more realistic for a soldier to finish without waste or being too full. Totaling out at 3,600 calories per day, it was still heartier than say 3 K ration units which contains between 2,890 & 3,000 calories. And much better than the Field Ration D chocolate bar which was enriched with raw oat flour to bolster it calorically and raise the melting temperature up to tropical heat capabilities and containing 600 calories each. (Merch) https://steve1989-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2821334&ty=h
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