Which risk increases during a protracted siege against a medieval castle when defenders employ extensive water reservoirs?

💡 Explanation

Structural collapse risk grows because undermining via mining employs soil removal, which creates voids causing soil instability; therefore, collapse is more likely rather than purely thermal issues or other phenomena that occur in the absence of tunneling.

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