@Sky_Hopper I believe that it should, yes. Gunboats are far easier to lose AND win. That's the reason that there are so many draws on the site, when there is the diplomacy factor. The coordination between players can get to insane levels and forcing the draw on outnumbering them foe, but that is almost impossible in a gunboat game.
gameID=38953 - an example of a personal game, that was drawn while being outnumbered 28:51 (2 alliances not wanting to betray internally).
@Agnaar, congratulations, mate! It requires a lot of dedication for a win like this, especially with the setting of a 1 phase a day. Gunboat, or no, it's impressive!