Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26296200-20160123014258/@comment-26298013-20160123133719

Wow....guys, calm down.

The Corsairs of Umbar are nothing but pirates. That is what we know from the lore, what we know from their name, that they do not have an established government, simply a mutual understanding that they work together, and that some people are more powerful than others (i.e. like the Greek tyrants-the strongest mob-boss sort of person around was the "king"). They took over the Gondorian city and port in Umbar, Aragorn took it back as Thorongil, then the Corsairs took it again, until finally, as King, Aragorn took them for good.

There may be some Black Numenoreans among their ranks, but not many. Certainly not enough to justify a unit based on them. Corsairs should be weak units, given that they are effectively untrained brigands and robbers. They should have good ranged capabilities, however, as ship warfare before cannons required ramming and archery.

Sorry to rain on your Umbar parade here, but the Corsairs are not as good at sailing as the Gondorians. Recently, however, the Gondorian navy has been suffering from lack of manpower and lack of materials, but once Aragorn becomes King the navy becomes more powerful once again. And Umbar loses.