

The body apparently contains a jet, which can fire pressurized steam in order to dissipate black smoke. The Martian tripod also is composed of a segment known as the "body", for which there are few details. The tripod as a whole appears as if it is made from a substance similar to aluminum. Whether "brazen" here refers to the hood being made of a brass-like substance or its attitude is uncertain. The head is described as a "brazen" hood that holds the Martian pilot.

Tentacles were also used in the novel to pick up people, throw them at objects, and even rip up small trees, indicating a high degree of strength and precision. The tentacles are also able to hold a Magnetic Acceleration Cannon.

The fighting-machines are assembled in the Martian pits by handling-machines before activation and each tripod possesses an unspecified number of tentacles, one of which can retract into the tripod when its primary weapon, the Heat-Ray, is not in use. 2.11 The War of the Worlds (TV Miniseries).2.6 The Asylum productions War of the Worlds.2.3 Steven Spielberg's War of The Worlds.
