The K-ration was a United States military ration consisting of three separately boxed meal units: breakfast, dinner, and supper.[1] It was originally intended as an individually packaged daily ration for issue to airborne troops, tank crews, motorcycle couriers, and other mobile forces for short durations.[2]
The K-ration differs from other American alphabetized rations such as the A-ration, consisting of fresh food; B-ration, consisting of packaged, unprepared food; C-ration, consisting of prepared, canned food; D-ration, consisting of military chocolate; and emergency rations, intended for emergencies when other food or rations are unavailable.[3]
- ^ Ortved, John (March 13, 2010). "Soldiers' Rations Through History: From Live Hogs to Indestructible MREs". History.com.
- ^ U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum, Rations: The History of Rations, Conference Notes prepared for the Quartermaster General, The Quartermaster School (January 1949) http://old.qmfound.com/history_of_rations.htm Archived 2019-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ U.S. Department of the Army (1967). Ration Breakdown Point Operations. United States: U.S. Government Publication Office. OCLC 1102669230.