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← HistoryWhich outcome results when the delivery system for Byzantine Greek fire suffered blockage?
A)Catastrophic pressure builds✓
B)Propellant misfeeds occur
C)Combustion prematurely stops
D)Target ignition lowers rapidly
💡 Explanation
Catastrophic pressure build-up occurs because rapid burning volatile naphtha causes confined gases to expand in blocked nozzles; thereby, this positive thermal expansion can exceed delivery tolerances, rather than venting safely as designed.
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