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← HistoryWhich risk increased when defending Constantinople against sieges using Greek Fire?
A)Premature fuel source ignition
B)Increased spread towards allies✓
C)Elevated metal component melting
D)Complete inability to extinguish flames
💡 Explanation
Escalation of friendly fire risk followed using Greek Fire, because its trajectory control relied on siphons under pressure, projecting the flames outward; therefore flaming ships risked drifting back, rather than more precisely focused artillery.
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