I think that the "bad guys'" use of complex and destructive machinery probably mirrored Tolkien's own dislike of the industrialization of the English countryside. I won't go any further, as this facet of ME warfare has already been discussed on other threads.
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"'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis
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