Super Zepplins over London force an Armistice 1917

Or you go with the ships like the Macon that work at under 5000 feet. These ships can also do scouting, but will have to be armed some how because they will be interacting with naval gunfire and naval aviation. I am not terribly found of things like the Macon, because it is basically just a very fast CVE. It has some niche roles like covering convoys from U-boats or harassment raids where the enemy is weak in aviation assets. .

OK, now you have really riled me up. The USN's ZRS (and stillborn ZRCV)concept was the only remotely feasible naval or military application of the zeppelin airship in the interwar period. The zeppelin was and always would be a niche system. As you probably know I possted a lenghty TL based on the continued development of the ZRS/ZRCV concept into WW2, where I believe they could have been extremely useful in the ASW role. Also in the Atlantic, the enemy (Germany) had basically no aviation assets so they could operate without molestation.
 
As you probably know I possted a lenghty TL based on the continued development of the ZRS/ZRCV concept into WW2, where I believe they could have been extremely useful in the ASW role.

I remember it well, and liked it very much. I agree that they had - and perhaps still have - a lot of potential in the ASW role.

@BlondieBC: As for the point about ZRCVs "just" being a very fast escort carrier: well, isn't that a good thing? All other things being equal a fast warship is better than a slow one, so why is the fact of their speed suddenly a disadvantage? Don't underestimate the importance of providing cover for convoys; the Battle of the Atlantic absorbed a great deal of money, effort, and lives. One of the reasons for that was the lack of air cover - how does this suddenly become a niche role?
 
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