Pffft, what plebeians. Mad Max barbarians riding atop of hovering landfills with nothing but a commoner's weapon for defense. Any true gentleman of the steam/diesel-punk dystopian world knows that the only way to commence in the ancient art of Combat, is aboard a War-Zeppelin. No reason to declare war, let the peasantry pass-by underneath. They can use the Whirlwind's brass to "fortify" their little skiffs.