Ration Abreviations

[Amelieee1]

Hi all, made this list a while ago and thought I would pop it here incase any new users wanted to quickly get up to speed on what all these letters mean. Some of these are older then others, for example the IRP from Canada is from the 1970s

CCR - British - Cold Climate Ration
Compo - British - Composite Ration
HC - British - Hot Climate
HCR - British - Hot Climate Ration
MCR - British - Multi Climate Ration
ORP - British - Operational Ration Pack
Ration GP - British - General Purpose Ration
Ration GS - British - General Service Ration
SMR - British - Single Meal Ration

(FP) LRP - USA - Food Packet, Long Range Patrol
FPCAS - USA - Food Packet Carton, Abandon Ship
FPIA - USA - Food Packet, Individual Assuatl
FPIFI - USA - Food Packet, In Flight, Individual
FPLRA - USA - Food Packet, Life Raft, Aircraft
FPS - USA - Food Packet Survival
FPSA - USA - Food Packet, Survival, Arctic
FPSGP - USA - Food Packet, Survival, General Purpose
FSR - USA - First Strike Ration
ICMT - USA - Individual, Combat, Meal, Type
ITF - USA - Individual, Tail Frigid
LLRP - USA - Longlife Ration Packet
LRP-I - USA - Long Range Patrol, Improved
MCI - USA - Meal Combat Individual
MCW - USA - Meal Cold Weather
MRE - USA - Meal Ready to Eat
RCI - USA - Ration Combat Individual
RCW - USA - Ration Cold Weather
RIC - USA - Ration, Individual, Combat
RSI - USA - Ration, Survival, Individual
UGR - USA - Unitised Group Ration
UGR-E - USA - Unitised Group Ration Express
UGR-H&S - USA - Unitised Group Ration Heat And Serve

AFFP - Canada - Air Force Food Packet
IMP - Canada - Individual Meal Pack
IRP - Canada - Individual Ration Pack
IRP - Canada - Individual Ration Pack
LMC - Canada - Light Meal Combat
RP 2/4 - Canada - Ration Packet

Combat,Exercise,Exercise (Translated)
RIER - France - Ration,Individual,Individual,Individual Re-heatable (Translated)
RIE - France - Ration,RCIR - France - Ration,Re-heatable (Translated)

EPA - Germany - Einmannpackung (Combat Ration,Individual,Individual)
EPA Leicht - Germany - Einmannpackung Light (Combat Ration,Light)

ICR - Spain - Individual Combat Ration [Same as RIDC]
RIDC - Spain - Ration Individual De Combat (Translated) [Same as ICR]
RIDE - Spain - Individual Emergency Ration (Translated)
RIL - Spain - Ration Intervention Lightweight (Translated)

CR1M - Australia - Combat Ration, 1 man
CR5M - Australia - Combat Ration, 5 man
IMCR - Australia - Individual Meal Combat Ration
PR1M - Australia - Patrol Ration, 1 man

ORP - New Zealand - Operational Ration Pack
PRP - New Zealand - Patrol Ration Pack

More to be added later

[housil]

UGR - USA - Unitised Group Ration -

UGR "E" - Unitized Group Ration "Express"
UGR "H&S" Unitized Group Ration "Heat & Serve"

[Amelieee1]

UGR - USA - Unitised Group Ration -

UGR "E" - Unitized Group Ration "Express"
UGR "H&S" Unitized Group Ration "Heat & Serve"

will add. Cheers

[ChowLine]

I have a few, 1950s USA stuff

FPIA- Food Packet Individual Assault
RIC- Ration, Individual, Combat (different from the RCI: Ration, Combat, Individual)
ITF- Individual, Trail Frigid
ICMT- Individual, Combat, Meal, Type
FPIFI- Food, Packet, In-Flight, Individual
FPSA- Food Packet Survival, Arctic
FPS- Food Packet, Survival
RSI- Ration, Survival, Individual
FPLRA- Food Packet, Life Raft, Aircraft
FPCAS- Food Packet Carton Abandon, Ship

[Smitty]

RP-2 - Canada - RCAF Emergency Food Packet (1950-60’s)
RP-4 - Canada - Ration Pack 4 - have no clue what it is, just seen it mentioned in communications (1950-60’s)
AFFP-1 (2, 3, etc) - Canada - RCAF Air Force Food Packet (1950-60’s
LWP - Canada - Lightweight Patrol (1980’s era)

[Militaryration_guy]

For the Close Combat Assault Ration- CCAR

[Amelieee1]

For the Close Combat Assault Ration- CCAR

that ration hasn't been used outside of tests so won't be adding just yet

[Ruleryak]

LRP Variants
LLRP/LRP II - Longlife Ration Packet (Trialed 91/92)
LRP-I - Long Range Patrol, Improved (94-01)

[Amelieee1]

LRP Variants
LLRP/LRP II - Longlife Ration Packet (Trialed 91/92)
LRP-I - Long Range Patrol, Improved (94-01)

damn you sean. reviving my thread.... making me do... effort