Is there evidence for incendiaries in Punic War naval battles?
Short answerIncendiaries were probably being tried through artillery, but they endangered the wooden ship using them and differed from later Greek fire.
NotesIncendiaries were probably being tried in Punic naval warfare, chiefly through artillery. That assessment is tentative and does not identify a specific engagement. These weapons differed from the later Greek-fire system. Fire also endangered the wooden ship carrying and launching the weapon.