User blog comment:Void Samukai/The 7 key BBs in history/@comment-25373667-20160119003104

My candidate for one of the key warships in naval history is... the boat.

1.) Why was it important?

Because without the boat, there would be nothing else happening on the water.

2.) Armament?

Anything you can cram onto it. Bows, spears, machine guns, RPGs, Garrets, etc. Some boats didn't use weapons, and were used for transport, gambling, fishing, corpse removal, etc.

3.) Armor?

Depends on the size of the boat. Some boats have pretty thin sides, made of cheap wood. Others can have thicker, tougher wood, with a covering of tar. Depends on time and purpose.

4.) Engine Power?

The first boat was likely powered by stronk men with wooden sticks called oars. Later, methods such as the sail and gasoline engine were used to power boats.