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Stef · Post by **Stef** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:19 am

yes, what V2s means?

I though it was a kind of old rocket

Post by **kman** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:10 am

Nawt, Stef, I don't know what V2 really means but I've seen it stamped on the bottom of MRE boxes since forever up until 2005. It definitely doesn't mean "vegetarian" (like it does on British rations) beause it's on every case.

I'll try to get a picture to post later, but it looks like 2006 cases have "MRE" in that area instead of V2.

Stef · Post by **Stef** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:24 am

you're right kman, I checked on my "A" case, 2003: there's also V2s written on the box.

Maybe that's an indication of normalized size ?

Richard w. · Post by **Richard w.** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:08 am

Hi Nawt- I think the "V2s" stamped on the bottom refers to the grade of the box's materials, not the meals inside.

I Googled it to make sure, and I found a .pdf of a government spec sheet for packaging materials, here:

http://www.combatindex.com/mil_docs/pdf ... D-794E.pdf

This is the relevant page (p. 81). It's a type of cardboard under mil spec "PPP-B-636". If I'm reading it right, "V2s" tells you how water resistant it is (?) :

-Rich

Post by **kman** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:18 am

Great find, Rich!

Alter Mann · Post by **Alter Mann** » Wed May 02, 2007 1:18 pm

for f***s sake-damn meatballs in barbecuesauce again!best meal ever,if you dont want to eat them send em over and i`ll do