War of the Worlds by Mike Brunton

Author:Mike Brunton
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781472811585
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 2015-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

The Martians nearly always piloted Fighting Machines or Handling Machines on Earth. It was rare indeed to see a Martian outside either of these cunning contraptions which must have acted as prosthetic supports to combat Earth gravity as much as battle machines to fight human soldiers. The Fighting Machine was a terrifying engine of destruction for enemies to face. The Heat Ray cannon would have been bad enough, but the Black Smoke projectors gave each one more destructive power than a British Army brigade of the time: whatever the Martian operator could see, he could wipe from existence. A Handling Machine could be used as a mobile crane, mechanical navvy, human hunter and transport all rolled into one. Some Handling Machines also carried Black Smoke generators. The cylinders lacked anything that resembled a ship’s bridge or engine room, and they were completely automated. The Martian crew either slept during the voyage, or had limited duties that needed little movement around the vessel. There were many pod-like structures, filled with a repulsive organic slime, that were probably protective shelters for the Martians to occupy during periods of high-stress flight such as launch and landing. There were similar coffin-like cages for the Martian biped servitors, and cargo areas for the components needed to build Handling and Fighting Machines.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.