In early Chinese mechanized crossbows, which consequence arises at sustained firing rates from rapid small explosions?

💡 Explanation

Cyclic thermal stress from small gunpowder explosions induces thermal fatigue, eventually causing barrel cracking because expansion/contraction weaken metal; therefore the weakest point fails, rather than other failures only found in modern autocannons.

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