DESERT RATION STUDY. K-2 RATION. DESERT TRAINING AREA.
Abstract
Special rations adapted for combat operations need certain modifications for desert warfare. These result from the environment with its high temperatures, scarcity of wood for fuel, enhanced requirements for water and salt for personnel and miscellaneous conditions peculiar to different desert regions. The present test was carried out on the K-2 Desert Ration. It differs from the K-1 Ration only in having the fruit juice in individual cans, packed with the ration in a single package for each meal for each soldier. Points for consideration were the acceptability, stability, packaging, satisfying qualities, and undesirable effects. Observations were made by selected medical officers on the use of the rations, their acceptance, and the general reaction to the ration during a 5-day field exercise.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 20, 1942
- Accession Number
- AD0658645
Entities
People
- William B. Bean
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Research Laboratory