During naval sieges in the Byzantine Empire, which outcome resulted when Greek Fire encountered wooden ships at close range?

💡 Explanation

Greek Fire caused rapid intense combustion because its primary mechanism, pyrophoric reaction from naphtha and quicklime, was violently exothermic, therefore setting ships ablaze, rather than causing temporary visual impairment or rudder system failures.

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