When employing torsion-powered siege weapons against fortifications, which risk is introduced by excessively dry weather?

💡 Explanation

When ropes of torsion siege engines dry out, the fibers lose moisture and become brittle, concentrating stress because they can't distribute forces under torsion, leading to breakage. Therefore rope breakage results, rather than decreased range or decay, requiring heat changes or humidity affecting other mechanisms.

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