Cigarettes in accesory packs

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Cigarettes in accesory packs

Post by Hunglikechrist » Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:44 pm

Just joined, took awhile :D so this is my first post. Do you ever see the US or any other nation ever reintroducing cigarettes in accessorie packs anytime soon, or has that ship sailed

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Re: Cigarettes in accesory packs

Post by Amelieee1 » Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:45 pm

Hunglikechrist wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:44 pm
Just joined, took awhile :D so this is my first post. Do you ever see the US or any other nation ever reintroducing cigarettes in accessorie packs anytime soon, or has that ship sailed
That ended in 1972 in MCIs
Check out my ORP menu spreadsheet: https://bit.ly/2NqUFRX | I have: | British 24HR Box Rations | French RCIRs | Type I EPA |Danish Rations

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Re: Cigarettes in accesory packs

Post by Hunglikechrist » Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:46 pm

koreyyy1 wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:45 pm
Hunglikechrist wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:44 pm
Just joined, took awhile :D so this is my first post. Do you ever see the US or any other nation ever reintroducing cigarettes in accessorie packs anytime soon, or has that ship sailed
That ended in 1972 in MCIs
I know. I just know as a smoker myself, if I was in a survival situation I would definately need a puff of nicotine. Bad habit I know

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Re: Cigarettes in accesory packs

Post by Amelieee1 » Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:49 pm

Hunglikechrist wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:46 pm
koreyyy1 wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:45 pm
Hunglikechrist wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:44 pm
Just joined, took awhile :D so this is my first post. Do you ever see the US or any other nation ever reintroducing cigarettes in accessorie packs anytime soon, or has that ship sailed
That ended in 1972 in MCIs
I know. I just know as a smoker myself, if I was in a survival situation I would definately need a puff of nicotine. Bad habit I know
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Accessorie-pac ... Swp6Bc9rax
Check out my ORP menu spreadsheet: https://bit.ly/2NqUFRX | I have: | British 24HR Box Rations | French RCIRs | Type I EPA |Danish Rations

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Re: Cigarettes in accesory packs

Post by Hunglikechrist » Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:59 pm

koreyyy1 wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:49 pm
Hunglikechrist wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:46 pm
koreyyy1 wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:45 pm


That ended in 1972 in MCIs
I know. I just know as a smoker myself, if I was in a survival situation I would definately need a puff of nicotine. Bad habit I know
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Accessorie-pac ... Swp6Bc9rax
Payday needs to hurry up! 😊

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Re: Cigarettes in accesory packs

Post by cap174 » Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:04 am

Hunglikechrist wrote:
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:44 pm
Just joined, took awhile :D so this is my first post. Do you ever see the US or any other nation ever reintroducing cigarettes in accessorie packs anytime soon, or has that ship sailed
IIRC, the Greek army used to include supplementary cigarette packs with there rations, I think they were just normal civvie packs though.
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Re: Cigarettes in accesory packs

Post by RockyRaab » Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:31 am

Cigarettes in rations? Yeah, right after they return condoms and corkscrews.
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Re: Cigarettes in accesory packs

Post by Richard w. » Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:55 pm

Reading WWII history I have to wonder if we would have won had they not kept our guys supplied with an enormous, steady stream of smokes.

As an aside, I'm reading Anthony Beevor's book about the Ardennes offensive now, and he starts by describing the situation between the Normandy invasion and the late Fall of 1944. Some of our guys discovered a juicy black market for misappropriated supplies in France. It got so bad that up to 63 million packs of American cigarettes were being stolen from the supply chain each month for sale to civilians.

Gas, rations, coffee were also worth their weight in gold. A guy with a case of 10 in 1s could have just about anything he wanted in Paris,

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Re: Cigarettes in accesory packs

Post by Hunglikechrist » Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:40 pm

:lol:
RockyRaab wrote:
Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:31 am
Cigarettes in rations? Yeah, right after they return condoms and corkscrews.

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Re: Cigarettes in accesory packs

Post by Ren » Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:38 pm

I have 12 MREs for emergencies. I duct taped a pack of Camels or Marlboro Red with each.

Adds something I think was missing! :lol:

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