See article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4221838.stm

Looks like the British goverment is sending Army ration packs to the flood vistims of Katrina.

This would include meals such as:

Chicken pate
Orange drink powder
Curried lamb
Fruit dumplings in custard
Bacon and beans

A little differnet from crawfish but could make a difference.

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English rations are regurgitated MRE's. It may seem odd but French rations are as good as a restaurant meal..............no kidding. I trained with French paramilitary forces and aside from their FAMAS the rations were wonderful.

I think I'm going to do some googleing and find some for duck season.

http://www.mreinfo.com/france.html

Menu # Hors d'oeuvre Main dish A Main dish B
1 Tuna Fish Paté Beef salad Tunny potatoes
2 Salmon Paté Salmon rice vegetables Shepherd's Pie
3 Potted Meat of Mackerel Stewed Beef Indian chicken and rice
4 Salt Beef in Mustard Sauce Sauté of rabbit Chile con carne
5 Tuna in Sauce Paella Stewed veal "Marengo"
6 Sardine Medaillons Mutton Stew Flageolets Stewed chicken
7 Marined Mackerels Stewed Lamb "Navarin" Chicken rice and ratatouille
8 Duck Paté Coalfish and noodles Pork and lentils
9 Liver Paté (Pork) Earthenware dish "cassoulet" Cannelloni
10 Potted meat of pork Pork and greens Stewed beef and carrots
11 Pork Paté and Mushrooms Stewed pork and potatoes Thin slice of chicken in sauce
12 Ham Paté Pork salad Seafood risotto
13 Pork Paté Chicken and greens "parisienne" Dish cooked potatoes "Dauphinois"
14 Tuna "Catalane" Sausage and lentils Moussaka (dish-cooked aubergines mutton)

The only good english food I have had was Bangers and Mash......

And certainly would not want that every day..

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English food is all good! Just wait and see, Gumbo and Crawfish is going to be replaced with Fish and Chips and Steak and Kidney Pie.

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What I mean is that French Rat's actually taste good they come with a little stove and good candy, and other goodies.

What kind of stove does it come with? A solid fuel trioxane like stove as opposed to a chemical heat pack?

How does the FAMAS compare to a Colt AR variant? Seems like the bullpup has better balance

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The French rats have solid fuel, and regarding the FAMAS its a nifty little machine. It has almost 0 muzzle lift and has is as solid as an MP5. I don't think there's any match for a M4 or M16 for targets in the 50-300 meter range but the FAMAS is a lead throwing demon and stays on target when hammering on something. The shape makes it much easier for urban situations and its a real confidence builder in your hands because no matter how quickly you grab it, its always right where you need it.

Somebody is not going to read the entire label on this one, and toss it out.

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Does it still work after being dropped?

B

I never dropped one but they are a favorite amongst the guys who kick in the doors.

If they are used by the French, they should have been designed with a great resistence to being dropped.

B

haha, that may be true but these French guys were here training our guys. I think they were of German decent though.

Did the French MREs give you the "runs"?

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