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One gathers that the "artillery men," so little versed in the technology they were attempting to exploit, had not anticipated the effect of rain and moisture on the efficiency of their machines. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 41, Sentence #29)

We had had, in the fifteenth and sixteenth day of the siege, heavy rain. This was beneficial to Mytilene. Catapult cordage, heavy with water, rendered their engines, of which, as noted, there were three, inoperative. One gathers that the "artillery men," so little versed in the technology they were attempting to exploit, had not anticipated the effect of rain and moisture on the efficiency of their machines. In such a situation, experienced catapult engineers would have removed exposed cordage and placed it in waterproof bags. Commonly, too, extra cordage, in containers sealed against moisture, would be on hand, to be emplaced when the time was opportune. Similarly, had they been more practiced in the craft to which they were addressing themselves, they might have availed themselves of more costly cordage, woven from, say, women's hair, which is stronger, more resilient, and more weather resistant than common cordage. - (Avengers of Gor)