EPA's

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Post by Stef » Fri May 18, 2007 9:25 am

yes, that's a point but you also have the French version of the ration field stripping used in the 80's:
you open the "C" or "T" pack, take the schnapps and the "Gauloise" cigarettes, throw all the rest (corned-beef, tuna fish, pâté...) to the trash or give it to a kid (there are always kids watching the tanks around a military exercise) and then you tell the people in the nearest village or farm that you're starving and they give you fresh bread, sausages, apple pies, beer cans :lol:

Well I admit it's not very well suited for real operations in an enemy territory or a commando operation, but anyway that's the French army... :wink:
I guess the legionnaires don't use this method, except for the beer!
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Post by Richard w. » Wed May 23, 2007 1:39 pm

I finally snagged a case with "Buy It Now". $65 plus shipping. Type 3.

I don't know how many cases this seller has socked away, but I'll feel kind of bad if they wind up going for much less than that before he's done.

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Post by Stef » Wed May 23, 2007 2:47 pm

ah that's you! :D
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Post by Richard w. » Wed May 23, 2007 4:19 pm

Yes, I'm happy. I've never tasted EPA's before.

I see from the information page on this site that each EPA has two entrees and a lot of sides.

Is one box of these supposed to be a whole day's ration for each soldier? 24 hour ration, or is is supplemented with an additional meal, from a field kitchen perhaps?

That was a common mix when I was in the U.S. Army: Two MRE's per day plus one "hot A" from the battalion's cooks.

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Post by dirtbag » Wed May 23, 2007 6:54 pm

The EPA's have 4000+ calories, enough for a soldat in combat. This would be one days ration. For me, it would be ~ 3 days food, its very filling !
Your appetite may vary :D The french, british, russian rats are also 24 hr.
Also Norgies, Dutch, et al...
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Post by Richard w. » Wed May 23, 2007 7:28 pm

4000 calories? I see. Thanks

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Post by Stef » Thu May 24, 2007 2:14 am

D'oh!... an EPA! :P
I didn't know how many calories were in the pack but what I know is that I'm not hungry when I go for a walk in the country with one pack for the day .
..and I'm not a fan of ultra-light stuff and WeightWatchers food, its just OK to keep my two hundred pounds of fat in good condition :wink:
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Post by dirtbag » Thu May 24, 2007 2:35 am

Yup, everybody seems to know how to feed the troops except the U.S.
Of course, 3 MRE's = 4500 kcals... plus a lot of bulky packaging !
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Post by Richard w. » Thu May 24, 2007 7:32 am

As of 0730 EST, there's another case of EPA's up on eBay for $65 Buy-It-Now. Item number: 180121830860.

Its Type 3, or I might have bought it already. I'm just not certain how many "Vegetable Stir Fry With Tofu" and "Beef Patties With Tomato Sauce" I want to eat.

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Post by housil » Thu May 24, 2007 11:21 am

dirtbag wrote:The EPA's have 4000+ calories,
I´m sorry to say this, but an EPa has "only" 3.300 calories and a weight of 1,6 kg

See official Bundeswehr Infos about:

http://www.bundeswehr.de/portal/a/bwde/ ... ontent.jsp

But you are right, an EPa is a 24hrs ration and contains a whole continental breakfast (1 can whole grain bread, several paste, marmelade (not jam!!) and cheese coffee, tea, beverages etc) 2 entrees, 1 "snack" (fruit cocktail or semolina) and the ususally accessoires...

I love them :D

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