What catastrophic outcome increased rapidly, when 13th-century warjunks overloaded trebuchets intended to fire crude gunpowder projectiles?

💡 Explanation

Catapult arm structural fatigue increased sharply because excessive projectile mass applied cyclical stress beyond the wood's designed limits, leading therefore to faster weakening and breakage of the arm, rather than immediate detonations since the gunpowder projectiles were still relatively stable upon launch.

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