Which outcome limited early hand cannon effectiveness relative to improved Chinese crossbows?

💡 Explanation

Slower firing results because loading gunpowder and a projectile into early hand cannons required more time than reloading a crossbow using kinetic ENERGY transfer, therefore early cannons saw limited battle success, rather than pin failure which occurred later.

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