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Old 10-10-10, 04:55 AM   #5
bookworm_020
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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen View Post
I know that hydrogen peroxide, responsible for the Kursk disaster, was used as torpedo fuel starting in the 1940's, but I am not sure if it was used during the war outside of fuel for Walther plants.
The Royal Navy found out to their cost how dangerous hydrogen peroxide is

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sidon_%28P259%29
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