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Apparently, an English captain Varner in 1841 invented a new type of greek fire, to be used both in Congreve rocket payloads and in a steam-pressure driven flamethrower. Supposedly he was offered 7,5 million francs by Denmark for the invention, but declined out of patriotism. (Reported in the Swedish royal academy of war science news bulletin, picked up from Allgemeine Militär-Zeitung of august 1841). Anybody ever heard of captain Varner and his invention?
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:44:32 +0000

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