Which limitation hindered the initial military effectiveness of early Song Dynasty gunpowder weapons?

💡 Explanation

Variations in gunpowder composition affected burning rates and pressures because propellant granulation control was inconsistent during early Song weapon manufacture, therefore propulsion lacked reproducibility, rather than factors like metallurgy which, though important, were less limiting.

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