Ration Abreviations
Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:26 pm
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
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