Which defensive outcome resulted from counterweight trebuchets during medieval sieges against fortifications?

💡 Explanation

When counterweight trebuchets were deployed, increased projectile range enabled counter-battery fire which disrupted enemy siege engines because they applied mechanical advantage resulting in higher launch velocity and greater standoff distance. Therefore the enemy artillery was disrupted, rather than accelerated wall collapse,improved accuracy, or increased siege duration, which were not principal reasons for Trebuchet development in counter-siege scenarios.

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