Hutt Cartel Navy

The Hutt Cartel Navy was the combined of the  and its s.

Overview
Unlike powers with a formal military, the Cartel did not host academies, mandatory training courses, and did not enforce rules such as a dress code. Instead, members of the Cartel Navy were recruited from the smuggling, pirate, private military, and other space-based organizations that come under its sphere of influence. They were typically seasoned spacers and were paid large sums for their services in what were officer roles in other navies. What would be the enlisted members ranged from kids fresh off the farm to veteran spacers who worked their way into the Cartel's employ along with their captains.

The main goals of the Cartel Navy were the defense of Hutt assets, the economic undermining of competitors, and increasing the economic might of the Cartel. The last of these roles was the largest, as the Cartel's ships acted as a vast merchantmen armada, shipping goods to and from the borders of Hutt Space. The merchantmen aspect also acted as go between for the various smuggling rings under or affiliated with the Cartel, providing safe drop-off points for illegal merchandise, and also bringing that merchandise to smugglers for them to ship into systems beyond Hutt control.

In the role of an engine of economic undermining it could be seen as a massive pirate fleet, preying on ships to weaken independents, and rivals while at the same time increasing its own wealth with the goods captured. The only rule against this hunting was that it cannot occur in itself without permission from the higher ranks of the Cartel, making Hutt Space look comparatively attractive to traders and shipping organizations than the systems raided by the Hutts. In its defensive role, the Cartel Navy safeguarded systems controlled against other pirate threats, and especially against the might of various galactic governments around it, which represented the biggest threat to Hutt gains.

Organization
The ships of the Cartel Navy were divided into two different groups. The more formal Cartel Defense Fleet, which held the largest ships and was directly answerable to the Grandee Lorda, was tasked with safeguarding Hutt Space and assets from invasion. The CDF was considered to be the more senior branch of the navy, and held the vast majority of actual military grade equipment, but was less than a quarter the size of the. The Raider/Merchantmen Fleets of the Kajidics were less formal, and featured less military hardware, as well as smaller vessels. The ship's they used were more likely to be converted civilian designs, or outdated military vessels retrofitted for service. They were focused more on the commercial and pirate activities associated with the Cartel's Naval Forces.