Editing Pirates of the Baltic Sea (section)

====Navy====

Just like other Baltic states, Latvia never had a large navy. Half a dozen mine ships and a dozen patrol boats divided between the Navy and Coast Guard. And Latvia too decommissioned their own navy ships and contracted the services of Triton vessels instead, only keeping their Coast Guard.

Latvian Coast Guard is not at all happy with the Raiders of Thule having their base in a position to control access to the Gulf of Riga, and they take every opportunity to harass the Raiders. The Raiders, for their part, usually try to avoid a confrontation with the Latvians, knowing that if the tense situation escalates they might lose the political support they need to operate. Also, Latvian patrol boats are well armed for their role, with over the horizon anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, and a 76 mm gun. Not to mention having skilled crews. If the Raiders give Latvians a reason to engage, they might end up with their ships sunk.

Of course, the same could happen to a Buccaneer vessel that decides to provoke the Latvian Coast Guard.

Buccaneer wisdom on Latvian Navy: “If you are being chased by the Raiders of Thule, you might be happy to see their Coast Guard. Otherwise, best to keep clear.”