"The plan to give soldiers a day’s worth of MREs in..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 26 Oct 2019 10:52 p.m. PST |
… one ration. Seven days of food weighing less than 10 pounds. "Right now, a squad sent out on a seven-day mission would have next to no way to feed themselves without resupply unless they were able to load up more than 30 pounds of food per soldier into their rucks. But that's exactly what the Army and Marine Corps may ask of its dismounted squads on the near-term future battlefield, especially as multi-domain operations become a reality…"
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| Lion in the Stars | 27 Oct 2019 1:03 p.m. PST |
Still doesn't address the water needs. During the field op they should snack each hour if possible and drink one half to one quart of fluid each hour. Being somewhat realistic, 20 hours awake every day means a minimum of 10 quarts of water per troop. |
| Thresher01 | 27 Oct 2019 3:08 p.m. PST |
Yea, only problem is, that's an extra 20 pounds of weight for that added hydration. Perhaps if they were to improve the taste of them, that might go a long way towards their utility. |
| Tango01 | 28 Oct 2019 11:37 a.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 28 Oct 2019 2:34 p.m. PST |
Perhaps if they were to improve the taste of them, that might go a long way towards their utility. The current generation is honestly pretty good, as long as you avoid anything with 'vegetarian meat crumbles'. |
| Rudysnelson | 28 Oct 2019 9:57 p.m. PST |
Since I was in the armor, later QM, the weight of meals and water was never an issue. |
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goes beyond the straight line.
