Which challenge complicates siege tower use in ancient Mesopotamia?

💡 Explanation

Siege towers required stable ground for mobility; soil liquefaction causes towers to sink, reducing maneuverability, because the saturation increases pore pressure, therefore the towers become immovable, rather than the others because soil strength decreases.

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