A gunboat refers to a specific category of naval warship. For example, the Ostracoda-class gunboat represents one such design.
Across different Polish and Russian versions, the term kanonierka (Gunboat) is used for both Gunship and Blastboat type vehicles. This usage obscures the differences in classification between ships similar to the LAAT and the GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat, which is a heavily armed starfighter.