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← HistoryWithin a Roman siege ramp against a fortress, which outcome is LEAST likely when timber support collapses?
A)Rapid, localized structural failure
B)Immobilization offensive siege weapons
C)Widespread undermining operations begin✓
D)Decline troop operational movement
💡 Explanation
A siege ramp's timber support collapse risks structural INTEGRITY weakening affecting operational movements by COLLAPSE propagating because timbers are overloaded; undermining must be systematically dug, therefore undermining is less correlated and risk is rather slower affecting fewer infantry activities independently.
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