Well, now you've got me thinking about what a soldier who can inflate into a living zeppelin for battle could contribute in the way of striking opponents. It might psych out the enemy and be useful for controlled release of ordnance from the handpaws. That is, of course, to assume this isn't a very rare case in which the other side has one. In such a situation with passengers, if someone came up with such a defense against Veronica, there'd be a lot more riding -- literally -- on the animal airships and their confrontation.

I guess swooping down and squishing your enemies is on the menu too