Assertion: catapult | /r/CapableOf | become obsolete
Facets:
value: due to the introduction of gunpowder weapons
type: CAUSE
value: with the subsequent creation of artillery
type: TEMPORAL
value: in china
type: LOCATION
value: with use
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: With the invention and use of gunpowder and the subsequent creation of artillery the catapult became obsolete as the weapon of choice for warfare around the fourteenth century.
text: The earliest depiction of a hybrid trebuchet is dated to 1462, when trebuchets had already become obsolete due to cannons.
text: Whilst the trebuchet dominated the European battlefield for several centuries, it soon became obsolete in China due to the introduction of gunpowder weapons.