The balloons skins were impervious to 0.30 cal that old school biplanes used. The Krauts are not stupid. There was a guy who landed on top of a Zeppelin, set a time delayed fused and parachuted back down to mother England. Earned a Victoria Cross, and not posthumously.
Hmm.. There were ‘balloon busters’ in WWI! What did they use?
The pilot who got this “kill” continues the legacy of Frank Luke but in the 21st Century.