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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: been brought to the practical stage for repelling aerial attack,
and incidentally is the sole offensive weapon which has
established its effectiveness, many other schemes have been
devised and suggested to consummate these ends. While some of
these schemes are wildly fantastic, others are feasible within
certain limitations, as for instance when directed against
dirigibles.
It has been argued that the atmosphere is akin to the salt seas;
that an aerial vessel in its particular element is confronted
with dangers identical with those prevailing among the waters of
the earth. But such an analogy is fallacious: there is no more
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