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← HistoryWhich vulnerability increases when Roman fortifications extended supply lines far beyond core territory?
A)Increased susceptibility to catapult projectiles
B)Higher risk of localized aqueduct freezing
C)Greater exposure to enemy attrition tactics✓
D)Elevated rates of legionary desertion
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When supply lines lengthened, vulnerability to attrition increases because logistical support becomes more challenging amidst guerilla warfare tactics, leading to resource depletion in forward deployments. Therefore, exposure to attrition tactics increases, rather than projectile damage, aqueduct issues, or localized desertion which occur from independent circumstances.
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