Russian IRP

Russian 4-Hour Individual Food Ration" or "Individualnovo Ratsiona Pitanee - Povsedyen" (IRP-P) Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration Contents IRP contents

The Russian Federation uses a ration called the “24-Hour Individual Food Ration” or “Individualnovo Ratsiona Pitanee – Povsedyen” (IRP-P). This ration is structured much like the French RCIRs in that it contains a day’s worth of food (most of it canned) and a hexamine-based folding stove. Here’s a scan of the menu sheet included in each ration:
 

Russian (scan) English translation
Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration Menu Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration Menu in English Translation


This is the translation of the menu sheet. Any corrections to the translation would be appreciated – feel free to contact me.

Composition of Individual Food RationIRP-P (for 1 person for 24 hrs)
No.
Names of products
Units
Quantity
1. Crackers (literally “Amy loaves”) 1/50 packet 6
2. Assorted canned meat and vegetables: barley porridge, boiled buckwheat, rice with beef 1/250 g 2
3. Assorted canned meats – sausage stuffing, liver pate 1/100 g 1
4. Stewed beef 1/250 g 1
5. Beverage concentrate 1/25 1
6. Fruit jam 1/45 1
7. Tea with sugar 1/16 2
8. Caramel candy 1/5 2
9. Sugar 1/15 3
10. Paper napkins piece 3
11. Multivitamins drop 1
12. Alcohol-based heater (hexamine stove) piece 1
13. Can opener piece 1

Food and energy value of individual food ration (per day)

Proteins, g = 128,0Fats, g =103.0Carbohydrates, g = 415,0Energy value, kcal = 3100,0

 

Instructions on Using the IRP-P

1. To warm up the contents and prepare boiling water, use the portable heater according to its usage instructions (separate the metal stand, grill, and container with the tablets; bend the stove’s tabs to 90 degrees, remove tablets, ignite on the grill and place inside the stand; above the stand, place canteen cup with 250 ml of water or canned foods). After heating, return parts to their initial positions and use again for subsequent food heating.

2. Meat and canned meat-and-vegetables can be consumed either cold or heated.

3. Crackers are used in place of bread.

4. Before drinking, beverage concentrates need to be reconstituted. Contents of the packets are poured into a canteen cup and filled with boiling water (200-220 ml).

5. To prepare the tea with sugar, empty the contents of the packet into a canteen cup and add boiling water.

6. The packet of jam should only be opened immediately before use.

7. Multivitamins (drops) are used during breakfast.

8. Caramel candy is used during the day.

 

Russian Ration Photos

Thanks to Thomas for sending them in!

The ration box. This one appears to expire in
2005.
Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration top of box Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration
Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration, open box Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration Contents
Crackers, caramels, sugar, tea w/ sugar, jam. Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration crackers, caramels, sugar, tea w/ sugar, jam
Two types of porridge with beef (square tins) and sausage stuffing. Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration - Two types of porridge with beef (square tins) and sausage stuffing
Beverage concentrates Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration Beverage concentrates
Stewed beef Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration Stewed beef
Main entrees opened up! Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration, main entrees opened Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration, main entrees opened
Folding stove with hexamine tablets Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration, folding stove box Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration, folding stove box Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration, folding stove box fuel tablets
Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration, folding stove box and fuel tablets Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration, folding stove box and fuel tablets Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration, folding stove box fuel tablets
Folding stove with entree on top Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration, Folding stove with entree on top
Can opener, multivitamin Russian 24-Hour Individual Food Ration, can opener, multivitamin

 

Miscellaneous Russian Ration Comments

Here’s some information I found on a forum on the Internet – one man’s comments about Soviet rations:

The Soviet Union provided a very basic, awful-tasting combat ration called the
“Sukhoi Pak” (Dry Ration). Consisting entirely of preserved bread
and canned foods, the three choices were: a can of preserved meat, several hard
crackers, a small can of cheese, a tea bag, and a large cube of sugar; two cans
of meat mixed with buckwheat groats and hard preserved bread; a can of meat
stew and a second can of vegetables or fruit. This did not work out well in
Afghanistan, so the Soviets developed an “improved” ration called
the Mountain Ration. Still consisted of canned items, but with more supplements.
Provided a can of meat or fish or meat mixed with vegetables, a can of meat
mixed with oatmeal, a can of buckwheat groats mixed with fruit, a small can
of sweetened condensed milk, a small can of fruit or berry juice, a sour lemonade
drink, and preserved bread or crackers. This ration is currently issued to Russian soldiers.