Airships of War

Airships were never successful weapons of war, but why let that get in the way of a good story? #dieselpunk #steampunk

In the real world, airships weren’t successful weapons of war. Zeppelins were terrifying but inaccurate. Navigation, target selection and bomb aiming were difficult under the best of circumstances. In darkness, at high altitude and amid the English clouds, accuracy was too much to ask for.

1916 British propaganda poster depicts a German zeppelin being shot down

German zeppelins were…

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