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WW2 field rations were revolutionary for the time, and US troops rarely went unsupplied (Axis forces often had missing food supplies all the time. The Japanese and Russians had it particularly bad). But the field rations were often described as being unfilling and didn't provide enough calories as needed. But they were not as bad as many people make them out to be. Granted if I had to eat nothing but those rations for weeks on end I'd be a very sad soldier.
Hunger is the best spice
But combat is one of the most calorie-intensive activity you can do. Hungry soldiers aren't good soldiers. Whenever they could they tried to get soldiers meals from field kitchens, even those on the front lines and in active combat. It kept morale and energy up.
this is one of those things that's hard to communicate to people... hot A's - a single warm meal per day even - is an incredibly better experience than shipped food or MREs. especially when it's shitty cold or raining and you're outside 24/7
logistically hard but worth the investment
whoosh ... yeah, they mentioned the part about the lack of calories. If war were a cake-walk, that would be much less of a concern.
The "soldiers" currently "serving" "in Iran" are actually on a ship or a military base outside of Iran and doing a desk job, pushing buttons to launch missiles at targets the AI gives them.
Tell it to literal "Armchair" up-there. Dunno what you think you want with me.