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airplanes and zeppelins were used during this war by putting bombs in this planes called zeppelins to attack other countries, from the germans. Whilst this is correct, the reason for use differs. Zeppelins were already in use by the German army at the outbreak of WW1. Initially the Germans looked to use seaplanes to attack England, until these were utilised on the Eastern front instead. Zeppelins could carry a higher payload of incendiary devices than the early planes. Zeppelinitus was already in play prior to the war and,by utilising them during the war, the Germans hoped to break down the British. With time, the frailities of the Zeppelins were exposed, being highly combustable as they used so much gas to be able to fly. The allies developed their planes to attack the Zeppelins with high success rates. The cost, in both lives and monetary terms, became too great to keep the zeppelins in the air and the Germans eventually turned to the infamous WW1 bomber, the Gotha.

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