In fact, since experiencing the embarrassment of logistics supply during the Korean War , in order to avoid the sad scene of "one bite of fried noodles and one bite of snow" again, the People's Liberation Army Logistics Department, which has been developing and improving domestic individual field food and tableware since the 1950s and 1960s. After decades of development and improvement by generations, it has developed from the initial compressed biscuits to the individual self-heating rations that can be matched with dozens of flavors. Even each army has its own special rations. With it, the field lunch box has also changed from a simple aluminum pork waist lunch box to a complete set of individual tableware bags. The most representative of the 10 single-soldier tableware bags with the significance of the times.
10 single-handed tableware bag has an overall weight of 1.2kg, a height of 8cm, a width of 13cm, and a thickness of 9cm. The outer material of the tableware bag is made of 900D camouflage polyester filaments, which are strong, durable and not easy to wear. The tableware package is configured as a double-layer stainless steel lunch box, a folding multi-function tableware, a combined heating base frame, and two white plastic boxes containing individual solid fuel. In addition to the original base, the extra alcohol used as fuel is usually distributed by each unit according to mission and environmental needs.
The stainless steel lunch box as the main body has two upper and lower structures, simple wire handles for holding the pot, and there are snaps on both sides to seal the lunch box cover. The capacity of the main lunch box is 1 liter, and the second layer of the steam box is 08 liters. The main lunch box is matched with heating furnace and only 25 grams of rice can be used to stew a full lunch box of rice. The second layer can be used as a steam box for heating, and can be used to heat braised pork, potato beef and other canned foods or soft-packaged field food rations. The lunch box lid can also be used as a dish to place cold bean sprouts and other vegetarian dishes. Although the combined heating furnace in the
10 style single-soldier tableware package is unique, it is not a pure original design. The inspiration is probably from the combined heating furnace of the German army during World War II . This simple furnace that can be disassembled and saved space is usually made of aluminum alloy plates . After assembly, it is a boxy frame-type simple furnace. Only by putting a piece of solid combustion material in the middle of the furnace, ignite it and putting the lunch box with the food rations on it, and soon you can have a hot meal. The stainless steel multifunctional tableware in the tableware package is actually a similar Swiss army knife. However, some people say that its appearance is quite similar to the electrician knife . This multifunctional tableware not only has a table knife, fork, but also a spoon and a special bottle opener. It is a picnic artifact. The only disadvantage is that it does not see the chopsticks we are best at. According to the various parameters of this tableware package, whether it is a cold plateau with biting wind, a hot island or a humid jungle, or a wasteland with sparse vegetation and few people, it can meet the food needs of the officers and soldiers when the field dining car cannot follow.
