UNCLOS definitions versus combatant capability

The quoted UNCLOS definition rests on membership in a state's armed forces, identifying national markings, commissioned command, and a crew under armed-forces discipline. Its breadth explains why legal warship status alone says little about a vessel's fighting equipment. An unarmed ship or one carrying a 30 mm cannon can still raise a separate question about suitability for employment in a war zone. The disagreement concerns that practical use of the word 'warship', rather than denying the definition being quoted. The later clarification explicitly treats adequate armament as the preferred basis for calling a vessel a combatant.