Talk:Alterac Navy/@comment-7263041-20150128072714

Why does this page even exist?

Alterac has always been a landlocked nation. It never controlled any lands outside of the Alterac Mountains. The nation thrived on trade and had a strong but small military force.

Now I'm all for fanon creations, provided that the fanon doesn't clash with actual lore. In this case, claiming that Alterac, at any point, controlled the area of Hillsbrad or any coastal region of the Eastern Kingdoms is to put it bluntly, incorrect. That land was always owned by the Kingdom of Lordaeron, dating all the way back to the founding of the Kingdom itself.

Even in the modern day, Alterac as a landlocked nation, would have absolutely zero use for any naval force. Any force wanting to attack Alterac could easily do so via the multiple land routes into the mountains. Even if they wanted to attack by sea (extremely unlikely) there is only one naval route into the nation and that is across Lordamere Lake. No nation in the modern day would even attempt this for multiple reasons:

1. The cost of building and maintaining a navy to cover a small / medium sized lake would be a drain on the nations coffers.

2. Any naval assault on the shores of Lordamere Lake would be met with defeat as Alterac would control the highground and could rain artillery and rifle fire on their position.

3. There are far easier and more cost effective access points, involving both land and air assaults.

So really, why is this page even here? Claiming Alterac has a navy is almost as bad as saying Ironforge has one.