Photo: Juan R. Meléndez Jr. · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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FirstStrikeRation

Field Rations · United States

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FirstStrikeRation

First Strike Ration Photo: Juan R. Meléndez Jr. · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 71

* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment

Caloric Value

Palatability

Shelf Life

Low Weight

Nutritional Balance

Preparation Ease

Packaging Durability

Variety

Climate Tolerance

Cost-Effectiveness

Methodology ↗ → Field Rations ranking

Origin

United States

CategoryField Rations

⊕ History

Data Quality80%

MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)

⊟ Field Rationsranking ↗methodology ↗

Field Rations MASS Rating

1/3

All-Time

Field Rations · 10 axes scored

Caloric Value

Palatability

Shelf Life

Low Weight

Nutritional Balance

Preparation Ease

Packaging Durability

Variety

Climate Tolerance

Cost-Effectiveness

ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the field rations category.

01 / Overview

First Strike Ration

Category

Field Rations

Country

United States

💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗

FIELD RATIONS

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PERFORMANCE/PRICE

UNIT COST (2025 USD)

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MASS SCORE ↗

field rations category

ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the field rations category, regardless of era.

02 / Specs & Design

03 / History

04 / MASS Score

FIELD RATIONS RANKING Field Rations

First Strike Ration (this weapon) 71 #2

Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) 68 #3

Einpersonenpackung (EPA) 59

MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗

1FIELD RATIONS 740UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS 1PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FIELD RATIONS

ⓘ Rankings are within theField Rationscategory.

Field Rations United States

📚 Sources

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