火船是指在船上放置易燃物如硫磺、瀝青、石油、火藥等,使其引火後衝入敵軍艦隊的船隻,用於製造恐慌,也能用於使港口船隻著火。

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聯環舟的前半舟附有引信,放置目的地之後,後半舟可分離回港。與火船有類似的用途。

歷史上著名的火船戰役有赤壁之戰,以及英軍大敗無敵艦隊[1]

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