Allegedly Austrian Ration

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Allegedly Austrian Ration

Post by housil » Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:24 am

"Nobody" has seen an Austrian Raion yet - thats why there are more rumors than facts about them.

Sometimes on Ebay some seller offer "Austrian Raitons" but after a closer look, they are also just ordenary civilan supermarket crap... :evil:

Even on the homepage of the Austrian Army (Bundesheer)
http://www.bmlv.gv.at/facts/management_2010/index.shtml
are no information how a real Austrian Ration will looks like.

Another "maybe" I got on ebay Germany. The seller promised a "genuine Austrian Ration".
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... :IT&ih=001

The content seems like Reiter Travellunch,

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the same as used in the German EPa leicht (1st generation).

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The label say´s "Tagespaket" on it - it is the Austrian name for a 1-day-ration.

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but it has a "best before" date on it. Very unusall for a military one.

The accessory pack
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also contains some civilian made coffee a.s.o. but a bar of genuine EPa chocolate :shock:

I called the manufacturer in Augsburg, asking him some questions. They replyed that their company is producing for "several armies", but can´t give any furter information.
He recommanded me, to comapre "my" ration with a regular, civilian, outdoor shop, Tagespaket sold in their shops... :wink:

http://www.spezial-depot.de/Lebensmitte ... agespakete

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If you remove the red card board label - it´s seems the same. :cry:

As I paid less on Ebay than in the outdoor shop - I wouldn´t complain at the seller. I just pleased him to explain me the "genuine Austrian" before I will give him my feedback... :twisted:
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Post by kman » Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:25 am

So the hunt is on for the fabled and elusive Austrian ration!
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Post by housil » Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:31 am

kman wrote:So the hunt is on for the fabled and elusive Austrian ration!
After I found the Holy Gral to replace my canteen cup, I will continue...
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Post by Mkim340518 » Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:26 pm

Nice detective work inspector Housil!!

More tea for your holy grail?? :D
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Post by Bypah » Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:29 pm

I saw the pics of an austrian ration in a japanese site "rationworld".That's all i got. the bag is green and says...
"TAGESPORTION FUR DEN JAGDKAMPF"

I got some pics of the bags,that's about it. I doesn't show any contents.
Man...those japanese guys always get good goodies.... :evil: ...lol

By the way...sorry mein freund :) housil but i think you got dupped.... :shock:

I got anothe pic...but I'm not sure if is austrian or german?? :roll:
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Post by housil » Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:34 pm

Bypah wrote:I saw the pics of an austrian ration in a japanese site "rationworld".That's all i got. the bag is green and says...
"TAGESPORTION FUR DEN JAGDKAMPF"

I got some pics of the bags,that's about it. I doesn't show any contents.
Man...those japanese guys always get good goodies.... :evil: ...lol

I got anothe pic...but I'm not sure if is austrian or german?? :roll:

This ration:

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was sold from some "smart" guy, ripping off collectors. It is devenitively a home made fake ration. The label was made on a ordenary printer, showing a WWII German Wehrmacht soldier. If contains some ordenary supermarket crap.

This one:

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you are right, say´s "Tagesportion für den Jagdkampf" and is a genuine one. But the Austrian Army also changed to Reiter Travellunch.
I also know that asian page with that ration.

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MAGGI is also a German company, producing instand food

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The label of the canned bread say "Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung" (= Deparment of Defense ) and I guess this one will be a genuine, former, Austrian one.

See pic of a female Austrian soldier resting from the site

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all food she has are candy bars. No evidance for his ration... :cry:

See what BABEL FISH made out of it:

The luck 儞 僩 偺 慜 偱 absorbs the old woman 偝 傟 偨 儗 乕 僔 儑 儞 傪 怘 傋 傞 ball 惈 temporarily 巑 丅
:?:

I read in a Austrian Ration forum, that also the soldier didn´t got the ration. They got all ordenary (civilian) food supply, never a Tagesportion.
Bypah wrote: By the way...sorry mein freund :) housil but i think you got dupped.... :shock:
Me either... but more my feelings than my wallet :?
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Post by Bypah » Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:14 am

LOL.....liked the Babel Fish Translation.... :shock:
Maggi is a nice company that makes instant soup and cooking flavores boullions....is Knorr's competition. Back in Puerto Rico we used those a lot....yum!! :D

I imagined the first pic was a familiar and a fake!!! a WWII german soldier..hmmmmm even those japs got fooled too....lol :lol:

Have a good one, Kammarad! 8)

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Post by DangerousDave » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:01 am

:) oletroop can probably cough one up, as long as you pay for it, with super insured payment and shipping. :wink:
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Post by bl00k » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:48 am

So i guess the Austrian war-machine runs entirely on candybars? :lol:
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Post by housil » Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:40 am

bl00k wrote:So i guess the Austrian war-machine runs entirely on candybars? :lol:
...and Wiener Schnitzel :D

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