The final stand of HMS Thunder Child. Witnessing a steamer full of civilians about to be destroyed by the Martians, the crew of the ship torpedeoes two of the Martian tripods before being sunk by a Martian heat ray. The crew, facing certain death at the hands of the Martians, decided to make a Heroic Sacrifice in order to save the non-combatants trying to escape. The steamer gets away, but the entire crew of Thunder Child perishes. The scene is doubly tearjerking because it also marks the loss of all hope for humanity, and the Martians' final victory over the human race.
