force-rods

Updated: May 13, 2025

But for each one that was destroyed two came up from holes in the ground and the battle-line fell back toward Titania, back toward a long line of derrick-like structures which were sinking force-rods into the ground in furious haste. Stevens flashed on his ultra-violet projector and swung it into the thickest ranks of the enemy.

E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith - Spacehounds of IPC