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← HistoryWhich outcome results when early cast iron cannons using black powder experience excessive moisture?
A)Faster projectile muzzle velocity.
B)Decreased range and accuracy.✓
C)Significantly reduced cannon recoil
D)Improved rate of sustained firing.
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Decreased range and accuracy occur because moisture causes the black powder's deflagration to become incomplete, converting less quickly to gas, thus reducing projectile force, rather than enhancing velocity or other factors. This is consequence of dampened propellant.
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