"Reverse Engineering the Martian War Machine – The" Topic
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Tango01 | 30 Jan 2020 8:29 p.m. PST |
… Heat Ray and HMS Thunder Child. "This article is a "history" of H.G. Wells classic science fiction novel, "The War of the Worlds", as if it actually happened, complete with technological assessments, logistical evaluations and strategic analyses. Naturally, the first subject will be prominent given the vast technological superiority of the invading Martians. One incident in particular from the book can serve as the basis for this technical analysis: the encounter between three Martian war machines and HMS Thunder Child as described in book one, chapter seventeen. The battle, which is depicted as taking place off the mouth of the River Blackwater in Essex, was the only known incident in the war where Humans defeated the Martians. When the Martians arrive at the coastline, HMS Thunder Child is laying offshore with other ironclads of the Royal Navy escorting shiploads of refugees fleeing the Martians. The Martians wade out into the ocean in pursuit of the refugee fleet…"
Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 30 Jan 2020 11:59 p.m. PST |
Some friends and I were just talking about Striker, a game which allows you to design your own vehicles and weapons. There may be enough information in that article to develop the Striker statistics for a Martian tripod. |
chicklewis | 31 Jan 2020 5:46 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 31 Jan 2020 11:58 a.m. PST |
Happy you like it boys!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
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