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← HistoryWhich advantage occurred during a siege of a medieval castle because improved mortar was used in the high stone walls?
A)Increased resistance to undermining✓
B)Enhanced arrow slit effectiveness
C)Faster gatehouse raising speed
D)Elevated observation post height
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Increased mortar strength creates resistance to undermining because improved cohesion reduces fracturing rates under stress. Therefore, attacks were less effective against the base rather than affecting visibility from observation elevation.
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