Which structural consequence increases when a Roman ballista launches projectiles beyond its design range?

💡 Explanation

When overloading the ballista by ranging beyond designed limits, frame cracking probability increases because the dynamic stresses exceed the material's fatigue threshold. Therefore frame cracking increases, rather than arm delamination, torsion yielding or trigger failures that demand excessive individual parts stresses.

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