Which outcome increased drastically within Ming dynasty crossbow armies when composite bowstrings reached yield strength during rapid firing?

💡 Explanation

Bolts became inaccurate from lost energy because string material permanently deforms according to the Young's modulus weakening progressively on each firing cycle; therefore, bolt trajectory diverges, rather than the crossbow disintegrating immediately given the material's ductility under lower stress ranges.

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