Which primary constraint resulted in mangonels (siege engines) using smaller stones later in a long siege?

💡 Explanation

Diminishing quarry material yields become limiting because ease of short-distance transport governs mangonel stone selection. The transport mechanism is supply lines thinning; therefore closer (smaller) stones used rather than halting use when farther stones become uneconomical.

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