Indian Rations

[BlackDogBob]

Hey guys! Need your help. I am looking for an Indian Ration or two. Trying to find one for Gundog. If you have one or can get one, please PM me. Will either buy or trade. You know I probably have something you are looking for.

[StickyFingaz745]

Do they exist? I've never even seen one. The only one I've seen from that region is a Saudi Arabian ration from the 90's

[FREMONT]

Never seen an Indian ration before, i've seen pictures of Pakistani rations used by insurgents in India. That's about it

[[ex-Member1]]

yes they have field rations, the last news from this company was about high altitude ration for soldiers, some products can be seen on their website

http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/DFRL/Engli ... dImage.jsp

Indian Armed Forces have a host of Meals Ready To Eat (MRE) including the One Man Compo Pack Ration, Mini Compo Pack, Survival Ration, a ration for marine commandos and Main Battle Tank (MBT) Rations. The shelf-life of the ration is 12 months. India has adopted retort processing technology for combat rations.

The MREs use pre-cooked thermostabilized entrees in a plastic-foil laminate retort pouch. The ration does not require cooking and the contents may be eaten cold, though warming is preferred. An entire day's worth of food, plus accessory items, is packed inside a heavy-duty olive green plastic bag with pasted on label. The menu consists of several different Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian products that cater to Indian tastes, such as sooji halwa, chapaties, tea mix, chicken biryani, chicken curry, mutton biryani, Mutton curry, Vegetable biryani, rajma curry, dal fry, jeera rice, Dal makhani, vegetable pulav and mixed vegetable curry, alongside pickled hot seasoning, in small plastic pouches.

The One Man Compo Pack consists of early morning tea, breakfast, mid morning tea, lunch, evening tea, and dinner. The menus feature both dehydrated and ready-to-eat products, and include a folding stove and hexamine fuel tablets. The ration weighs 880 grams and provides 4,100 kcal (17,000 kJ). The Mini Compo Pack is a simplified version of the One Man Compo Pack, weighing 400 g and providing 1,520 kcal (6,400 kJ).

The survival ration consists of a soft bar and chikki. The daily survival ration per man consists of: Soft bar 100 g x 2, Chikki (sugar base) 50 g x 3, Chikki (Jaggery base) 50 g x 3. This provides around 2,400 kcal (10,000 kJ), which is 1,520 kcal (6,400 kJ) more than the normal survival ration used by most nations.

Uniquely, India also developed an operational ration pack specifically for Main Battle Tank (MBT) and other Armored vehicle crews. Designed to sustain four soldiers for 72 h in closed-in battle conditions, the MBT ration is based on instant/ready to eat foods and ration/survival bars. First and second day ration packs weigh 2 kg each and provide 4,000 kcal (17,000 kJ) per soldier, while the third day ration pack weighs 1.5 kg and supplies 3,000 kcal (13,000 kJ).

[BlackDogBob]

Great info Asgar. Nice! Thanks for posting. If anyone can get their hands on one of these, it would be greatly appreciated.

[cavguy]

These are super rare! I have yet to see one in person.

[Drew78]

There was some scandal with Indian rations few years back I remember...I think they were using old expires items for the meals and the generals and vendor had a huge deal with each other ..something like that..

[BlackDogBob]

Great comments everyone. Please disregard the search for the elusive Indian Rations. A buddy has found me 2 cases. I will have them in January.

Thanks everyone for looking!

[cavguy]

Great find! Pics please when you get them!

[BlackDogBob]

Great find! Pics please when you get them!

Will post the pics in the "My Postmans Post" thread in the member forum. Might even offer some for trade.