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Realistic? Realistically, fire ships are used as a last ditch effort to destroy the enemy fleet. You do realise that Fire Ships are the equivalent to Kamekazis, so any good commander wouldn't suicide his men before the main battle just to increase his chances. Fire Ships do need an improvement to make them more worthwhile and attractive but not what you are suggesting.
Umm, how? See above. You're losing more men by suiciding them prior to the battle and their 1:1 ratio means more die more often.
Historically, fire ships were unmanned ships.. the few sailors that were involved steered the ships in the direction of the enemy fleet, lit the fires and abandoned ship letting the wind do the rest. Alternatively, the ships were packed with flammable materials which would ignite when the ship came into contact with others.. Either way, rarely were they manned craft.