Which effect limited early Chinese gunpowder rockets, because unoptimized propellant geometry produced unstable projectile motion?

💡 Explanation

Divergent ballistic trajectories resulted from non-uniform thrust. The unstable combustion via the Oberth effect created inconsistent forces, therefore trajectories deviated from intended paths, rather than consistent flight. Nozzle failure etc were secondary.

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