Thread:Patrick.vtap/@comment-27097330-20160904202547/@comment-26347028-20160905144354

ChazmanianDevil wrote: Why would you assume they wouldn't have a standing navy? Actually I would not say it's reasonable to say that. Okay, sorry, they had a tiny standing navy. Look around them. They only create a weapon to stave off a threat. Umbar was a nuisance that was to be tolerated until the Ship-Kings made up their minds to conquer Umbar when it became too unruly. But up until that point? There was no need. The piracy could be dealt with and it was probably cheaper to let them do it than deal with it. In the end, it became that they could deal with it fairly easily - so they did. Up until then, it wasn't worth it or they would've dealt with it. And if it posed the slightest threat, guess what, they would have dealt with it. But they didn't.