| In 1990s, Count von Zeppelin launched a blimp named | | | | performance in World War I. |
| "the Zeppelins" which was the most famous airship of | | | | Another problem that occurred with zeppelins was its |
| all time. However, it had certain flaws, which resulted in | | | | damage by enemy's bullets. In start, it was attacked by |
| its failure. After six years, the LZ2 was presented | | | | aircrafts. However, later on, incendiary bullets were |
| after covering all the flaws in the LZ1. It gained | | | | developed for attacking on Zeppelin, which resulted in |
| popularity among people very quickly. This airship was | | | | its failure in World War I. On the other hand, the use of |
| composed of lattice girders that were covered by | | | | blimps was the first strategic campaign used in the |
| using fabrics. In addition, two engine cars were used in | | | | history of war. |
| those airships, which were placed under the hull driving | | | | Later on counter measures were taken by the British |
| propellers. Later on, these airships were also used in | | | | for which they used different equipments for war like |
| the First World War. | | | | anti-aircraft artillery and search lights for detecting |
| Italy was the first country who got the idea of using | | | | airships. Before the World War, these airships were |
| these airships in the war. In March 1912, Italian forces | | | | only used for scouting purpose by the enemies. We |
| decided to use blimps as a weapon. Whereas in the | | | | can't say that blimps were totally unsuccessful in the |
| first half of 1914, Albert Caquot developed an | | | | World War I because they were still used for scouting, |
| observation balloon named as "Tethered Type R | | | | mine clearances, submarine attacks and many other |
| Observation Balloon" for the French army. These | | | | purposes. |
| balloons were also used by united state, Germany and | | | | Amazingly, the British used more than 226 airships |
| British, at the end of World War I. | | | | during World War I for many purposes like scouting |
| Germans believed that the airships they had obtained | | | | and attacking on submarines of the enemy. On the |
| as an ideal weapon to strike on the enemy. Zeppelin | | | | other hand, France and Italy used these airships |
| was the most popular airship of that time due to its | | | | against enemies. France used non-rigid blimps for |
| long range that was used for naval operations. The | | | | scouting purposes as well as for the bombing roles. |
| World War started in 1914 but reached at its peak in | | | | Airships played their major role in the ending of the |
| 1915 when different countries became involved in this | | | | war when airplanes were replaced by these blimps or |
| raid. Meanwhile, zeppelin was used by different | | | | airships. In addition, it will not be wrong to say that |
| countries for target selection and navigation purpose. | | | | airships played their vital role in World War I and gave |
| However, it proved itself as an inaccurate weapon | | | | birth to a new way of strategic war between |
| due to difficulty in maintaining it under those conditions. | | | | countries. |
| In addition, darkness and clouds affected its | | | | |