In the trailer it shows WW 1 (maybe some WW2?) prop planes versus Independence Day style saucers. I would think this would be no contest as to who could outmaneuver who. Do the Earth planes have some tech that lets them compete with advanced Martian spacecraft? Why didn't Earth adapt Martian flying machines like they did the tripods?? Also the Earths carrier seems like a particularly vulnerable target for any Tripod on the ground to knock out of the sky. Does it have some kind of force field like the Martians had in the movies?

Having said that the aircraft designs are beautiful except for the saucers which look a little too close to ID or Cylon ships for my taste.

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You make some good points Veritas.

The ARES bi and tri-planes are more then just WW1 level aircraft.

Their body frame and performance capabilities are closer to the high-end racing planes of the mid-30's. Plus they have steam powered afterburners that they can ignite for extra performance enhancement.

But still they'd be no match in a "fair fight", but Richthoffen is a shifty strategist and has a few tricks up his sleeve to level out the odds.

In the end, we think the multi-winged planes just look cooler and add a retro syle/sense to the movie.

As to why Earth didn't just adapt the Martian Wing tech? Well, I'd say that the Martian's are using some kind of anti-gravity tech that is currently beyond our abilities to retro-engineer.

The same with the Tripods, really. Our lumbering ARES mecha are very different from the more elegant Martian 'pods. And they use a different power source from the Martians with their steam/diesel engines vs. the Martian's "mysterious" power plants. Efforts to dissect the Martian reactors has led to some "unfortunate" events over the years like the Disaster at Manchester, where the city was obliterated in a horrendous explosion, marked by a unique "mushroom cloud".

We will cover THAT story in one of our 12 "War of the Worlds: Goliath" comix stories which will begin running soon in Heavy Metal magazine.