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We really do have to assume a pretty heafty power source for the tripods, given how long they were able to operate at high speeds for extended periods of time: they seem to be able to sustain independent operations for several days at least of heavy maneuvering. An Abrams for example can only...

Eh, not really. At least assuming the heat ray has the capacity of roughly a laser with line of sight range. The most comely sited hight for the Martian Tripod is about 100 feet, and "as fast as a flying bird", though given the nature of the book, everything has a degree of uncertainty...

Yeah, my recollection of the Tripods was that a lot of their danger came from, well, their paratrooper like qualities. They dropped all over the place, and then from there were able to move around rapidly. Whenever the humans did manage to get a field battle, they did better.