SECTION 3 SUBSECTION B ENCLOSURE 7 APPENDIX E...
...WHAT FOLLOWS IS A BRIEF REVIEW OF ALL THE MAJOR SPACE NAVIES AND ANALYSIS OF THEIR CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT ADVANCED WARFARE TACTICS AND OPERATIONS. THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS THE FINAL WORD ON ANY MATTER DISCUSSED, MERELY VIEWED AS PRIMER TO FACILITATE DEEPER RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION. AS ALWAYS, CURRENT OSI PUBLICATIONS AND OBSERVED BATTLEFIELD BEHAVIOR ARE THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON ANY TACTICAL OR TECHNICAL MATTER.
FACTION: OMEGA PROTECTORATE
THREAT LEVEL: HIGH
CONSIDERATIONS: THE PROTECTORATE NAVY IS HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL AND WELL DRILLED, AND HAS THRIVED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF LORD PROTECTOR AYDEN CATER. COMBINED WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, THEY ARE FAR AND AWAY THE GREATEST SINGLE THREAT IN THE GALAXY. POLITICALLY HOWEVER THE PROTECTORATE HAS PROVEN HESITANT TO COMMIT TO MAJOR OPERATIONS, AND HAS TYPICALLY BEEN CONTENT TO GUARD THEIR BORDERS AND PERIODICALLY ENGAGE IN SYMBOLIC WAR, USUALLY IN DEFENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OR OTHER DEMOCRATIC AND JEDI-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS. CURRENTLY THE PROTECTORATE AND FORMER CIS ARE ENGAGED IN OPEN WAR, AND ESCALATING AND PROLONGING THAT CONFLICT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
FACTION: MANDALORIAN CLANS
THREAT LEVEL: LOW TO HIGH
CONSIDERATIONS: THE MANDALORIANS LACK ANY CENTRALIZED AUTHORITY AND ARE THUS HARD TO CATEGORIZE. AS A WHOLE, THEY DISPLAY A TRADITIONAL DISREGARD FOR LARGE-SCALE FLEET OPERATIONS, A WEAKNESS WHICH MUST BE CAPITALIZED ON IN THE EVENT OF A WAR. ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, SOME MANDALORIAN COMMANDERS RANK AMONG THE MOST TACTICALLY ADEPT IN THE GALAXY (SEE APPENDIX G FOR ENCLOSURE 8 FOR DETAILED PERSONAL FILES. SPECIAL ATTENTION SHALL BE PAID TO CAPTAIN RYGEL LARRAQ; SEE SITH NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE PUBLICATION SNSWP 288-7.5 'THE DESTRUCTION OF DROMUND KAAS, STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS AND TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS') MERITING THE CATEGORY OF HIGH THREAT. WITHOUT PRIOR INDICATIONS AND WARNINGS, IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL IF AN OPPOSING MANDALORIAN FORCE IS LED BY A COMPETENT COMMANDER OR NOT. GIVEN THE MERCENARY NATURE OF MANDALORIANS, A DE-ESCALATORY STANCE IS ADVISED IN ALL DEALINGS.
FACTION: GALACTIC REPUBLIC
THREAT LEVEL: MODERATE
CONSIDERATIONS: THE REPUBLIC NAVY IS A VAST ORGANIZATION BUT HAS BEEN SHOWN CONSISTENTLY TO BE MISMANAGED AND POORLY EMPLOYED BY HIGHER LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL REPUBLIC CAPTAINS HAVE PROVEN TO BE COMPETENT, LIKELY OWING TO A STRONG TRADITION OF FLEET COMMAND, BUT THERE APPEAR TO BE FEW FLAG OFFICERS WHO ENJOY BOTH POLITICAL FAVOR AND TACTICAL EXPERTISE (FOR A LIST OF EXCEPTIONS, INCLUDING ADMIRAL FRIEDERICH STAHLMANN, SEE APPENDIX H FOR ENCLOSURE 8).
FACTION: BLACK SUN SYNDICATE
THREAT LEVEL: LOW
CONSIDERATIONS: DEVASTATED BY WAR WITH THE REPUBLIC AND FORMER CIS, THERE EXISTS LITTLE EVIDENCE THAT THE BLACK SUN HAS BEEN ABLE TO RECONSTITUTE ANYTHING RESEMBLING ITS NAVY OF THE PAST. AS PRESENT THEIR MAIN STRENGTHS ARE ASSESSED TO BE IN INTELLIGENCE AND TRADE. CONFLICT WITH THE BLACK SUN IS NOT RECOMMENDED DESPITE THEIR WEAKNESS, DUE TO THEIR ABILITY TO ANTAGONIZE THE REPUBLIC AND OTHER LARGER POWERS.
FACTION: ABRION SYSTEMS AUTHORITY
THREAT LEVEL: MODERATE
CONSIDERATIONS: THE FORMER CIS APPEARS TO HAVE A LARGE AND CAPABLE FLEET, BUT LACKS A TRULY COMPETENT UPPER ECHELON SINCE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALLI WREN. FURTHERMORE IT MUST BE NOTED THAT THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO GAIN MUCH OF AN ADVANTAGE OVER THE PROTECTORATE ON THE BATTLEFIELD. LIKE THE REPUBLIC, HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED AT LEAST BECAUSE OF THE VARIED SPECIFICATIONS OF THEIR WARSHIPS. POLITICALLY THEY ARE AT CONSTANT ODDS WITH THE PROTECTORATE AND SHOULD BE VIEWED AS A POTENTIAL ALLY.
FACTION: FRINGE CONFEDERACY
THREAT LEVEL: LOW TO HIGH
CONSIDERATIONS: AS WITH THE MANDALORIANS, THE FRINGE LACK A CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT WHICH MAKES OVERALL ANALYSIS OF THEIR CAPABILITIES DIFFICULT. THEY HAVE AT TIMES DEMONSTRATED A LEVEL OF TACTICAL EXPERTISE ON PAR WITH THE PROTECTORATE, MOSTLY SPEARHEADED BY GRAND ADMIRAL ASHIN VARANIN, BUT THEIR RECENT APTITUDE FOLLOWING MARKED POLITICAL CHANGE AND THE DEPARTURE OF LORD ADMIRAL CYRUS TREGESSAR IS DOUBTFUL.
FACTION: ONE SITH
THREAT LEVEL: MODERATE TO HIGH
CONSIDERATIONS: THE ONE SITH HAVE SHOWN THE GREATEST INCREASE IN NAVAL CAPABILITY OF ALL THE MAJOR FACTIONS IN PAST FEW MONTHS. WIDESPREAD REFORM OF TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, ENFORCED BY ADMIRALS CYRUS TREGESSAR AND KYMAERO VOL HAVE PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN NUMEROUS BATTLES WITH THE REPUBLIC, PROTECTORATE, CHISS, AND OTHER FORCES. THE OFFICER CORP REMAINS CRIPPLED BY A SYSTEM OF PATRONAGE BASED ON SITH SUPERIORS, SOMETHING WHICH MUST BE OVERCOME BEFORE THE ONE SITH CAN BE CONSIDERED ON PAR WITH THE PROTECTORATE. ADDITIONALLY, THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE MANPOWER OR RESOURCE RESERVES OF THE OTHER MAJOR POWERS. WHILE CURRENTLY THEY APPEAR TO RIDING A TIDE OF VICTORY, CAUTION MUST BE TAKEN NOT TO OVEREXTEND.
FACTION: MOROSS CRUSADE
THREAT LEVEL: LOW
CONSIDERATIONS: A RELATIVELY MINOR FACTION IN THE OUTER RIM, THE MOROSS CRUSADE HAS YET TO SHOW IT IS CAPABLE OF LARGE-SCALE NAVAL OPERATIONS AT ALL. GIVEN THEIR ISOLATED POSITION, THEY ARE CONSIDERED A LOW CONCERN AT BEST, THOUGH INCREASED MONITORING IS ADVISED AS THEY ARE IN AN ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION TO STRIKE THE PROTECTORATE.
FACTION: LEVANTINE SANCTUM
THREAT LEVEL: NONE
CONSIDERATIONS: NO KNOWN ORGANIZED NAVAL FORCE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH MAJOR POWERS.
FACTION: ORDER OF THE SILVER JEDI
THREAT LEVEL: NONE
CONSIDERATIONS: NO KNOWN ORGANIZED NAVAL FORCE.
END OF REPORT
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...WHAT FOLLOWS IS A BRIEF REVIEW OF ALL THE MAJOR SPACE NAVIES AND ANALYSIS OF THEIR CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT ADVANCED WARFARE TACTICS AND OPERATIONS. THIS DOCUMENT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS THE FINAL WORD ON ANY MATTER DISCUSSED, MERELY VIEWED AS PRIMER TO FACILITATE DEEPER RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION. AS ALWAYS, CURRENT OSI PUBLICATIONS AND OBSERVED BATTLEFIELD BEHAVIOR ARE THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON ANY TACTICAL OR TECHNICAL MATTER.
FACTION: OMEGA PROTECTORATE
THREAT LEVEL: HIGH
CONSIDERATIONS: THE PROTECTORATE NAVY IS HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL AND WELL DRILLED, AND HAS THRIVED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF LORD PROTECTOR AYDEN CATER. COMBINED WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, THEY ARE FAR AND AWAY THE GREATEST SINGLE THREAT IN THE GALAXY. POLITICALLY HOWEVER THE PROTECTORATE HAS PROVEN HESITANT TO COMMIT TO MAJOR OPERATIONS, AND HAS TYPICALLY BEEN CONTENT TO GUARD THEIR BORDERS AND PERIODICALLY ENGAGE IN SYMBOLIC WAR, USUALLY IN DEFENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OR OTHER DEMOCRATIC AND JEDI-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS. CURRENTLY THE PROTECTORATE AND FORMER CIS ARE ENGAGED IN OPEN WAR, AND ESCALATING AND PROLONGING THAT CONFLICT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
FACTION: MANDALORIAN CLANS
THREAT LEVEL: LOW TO HIGH
CONSIDERATIONS: THE MANDALORIANS LACK ANY CENTRALIZED AUTHORITY AND ARE THUS HARD TO CATEGORIZE. AS A WHOLE, THEY DISPLAY A TRADITIONAL DISREGARD FOR LARGE-SCALE FLEET OPERATIONS, A WEAKNESS WHICH MUST BE CAPITALIZED ON IN THE EVENT OF A WAR. ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, SOME MANDALORIAN COMMANDERS RANK AMONG THE MOST TACTICALLY ADEPT IN THE GALAXY (SEE APPENDIX G FOR ENCLOSURE 8 FOR DETAILED PERSONAL FILES. SPECIAL ATTENTION SHALL BE PAID TO CAPTAIN RYGEL LARRAQ; SEE SITH NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE PUBLICATION SNSWP 288-7.5 'THE DESTRUCTION OF DROMUND KAAS, STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS AND TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS') MERITING THE CATEGORY OF HIGH THREAT. WITHOUT PRIOR INDICATIONS AND WARNINGS, IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL IF AN OPPOSING MANDALORIAN FORCE IS LED BY A COMPETENT COMMANDER OR NOT. GIVEN THE MERCENARY NATURE OF MANDALORIANS, A DE-ESCALATORY STANCE IS ADVISED IN ALL DEALINGS.
FACTION: GALACTIC REPUBLIC
THREAT LEVEL: MODERATE
CONSIDERATIONS: THE REPUBLIC NAVY IS A VAST ORGANIZATION BUT HAS BEEN SHOWN CONSISTENTLY TO BE MISMANAGED AND POORLY EMPLOYED BY HIGHER LEADERSHIP. INDIVIDUAL REPUBLIC CAPTAINS HAVE PROVEN TO BE COMPETENT, LIKELY OWING TO A STRONG TRADITION OF FLEET COMMAND, BUT THERE APPEAR TO BE FEW FLAG OFFICERS WHO ENJOY BOTH POLITICAL FAVOR AND TACTICAL EXPERTISE (FOR A LIST OF EXCEPTIONS, INCLUDING ADMIRAL FRIEDERICH STAHLMANN, SEE APPENDIX H FOR ENCLOSURE 8).
FACTION: BLACK SUN SYNDICATE
THREAT LEVEL: LOW
CONSIDERATIONS: DEVASTATED BY WAR WITH THE REPUBLIC AND FORMER CIS, THERE EXISTS LITTLE EVIDENCE THAT THE BLACK SUN HAS BEEN ABLE TO RECONSTITUTE ANYTHING RESEMBLING ITS NAVY OF THE PAST. AS PRESENT THEIR MAIN STRENGTHS ARE ASSESSED TO BE IN INTELLIGENCE AND TRADE. CONFLICT WITH THE BLACK SUN IS NOT RECOMMENDED DESPITE THEIR WEAKNESS, DUE TO THEIR ABILITY TO ANTAGONIZE THE REPUBLIC AND OTHER LARGER POWERS.
FACTION: ABRION SYSTEMS AUTHORITY
THREAT LEVEL: MODERATE
CONSIDERATIONS: THE FORMER CIS APPEARS TO HAVE A LARGE AND CAPABLE FLEET, BUT LACKS A TRULY COMPETENT UPPER ECHELON SINCE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALLI WREN. FURTHERMORE IT MUST BE NOTED THAT THEY WERE NEVER ABLE TO GAIN MUCH OF AN ADVANTAGE OVER THE PROTECTORATE ON THE BATTLEFIELD. LIKE THE REPUBLIC, HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED AT LEAST BECAUSE OF THE VARIED SPECIFICATIONS OF THEIR WARSHIPS. POLITICALLY THEY ARE AT CONSTANT ODDS WITH THE PROTECTORATE AND SHOULD BE VIEWED AS A POTENTIAL ALLY.
FACTION: FRINGE CONFEDERACY
THREAT LEVEL: LOW TO HIGH
CONSIDERATIONS: AS WITH THE MANDALORIANS, THE FRINGE LACK A CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT WHICH MAKES OVERALL ANALYSIS OF THEIR CAPABILITIES DIFFICULT. THEY HAVE AT TIMES DEMONSTRATED A LEVEL OF TACTICAL EXPERTISE ON PAR WITH THE PROTECTORATE, MOSTLY SPEARHEADED BY GRAND ADMIRAL ASHIN VARANIN, BUT THEIR RECENT APTITUDE FOLLOWING MARKED POLITICAL CHANGE AND THE DEPARTURE OF LORD ADMIRAL CYRUS TREGESSAR IS DOUBTFUL.
FACTION: ONE SITH
THREAT LEVEL: MODERATE TO HIGH
CONSIDERATIONS: THE ONE SITH HAVE SHOWN THE GREATEST INCREASE IN NAVAL CAPABILITY OF ALL THE MAJOR FACTIONS IN PAST FEW MONTHS. WIDESPREAD REFORM OF TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, ENFORCED BY ADMIRALS CYRUS TREGESSAR AND KYMAERO VOL HAVE PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN NUMEROUS BATTLES WITH THE REPUBLIC, PROTECTORATE, CHISS, AND OTHER FORCES. THE OFFICER CORP REMAINS CRIPPLED BY A SYSTEM OF PATRONAGE BASED ON SITH SUPERIORS, SOMETHING WHICH MUST BE OVERCOME BEFORE THE ONE SITH CAN BE CONSIDERED ON PAR WITH THE PROTECTORATE. ADDITIONALLY, THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE MANPOWER OR RESOURCE RESERVES OF THE OTHER MAJOR POWERS. WHILE CURRENTLY THEY APPEAR TO RIDING A TIDE OF VICTORY, CAUTION MUST BE TAKEN NOT TO OVEREXTEND.
FACTION: MOROSS CRUSADE
THREAT LEVEL: LOW
CONSIDERATIONS: A RELATIVELY MINOR FACTION IN THE OUTER RIM, THE MOROSS CRUSADE HAS YET TO SHOW IT IS CAPABLE OF LARGE-SCALE NAVAL OPERATIONS AT ALL. GIVEN THEIR ISOLATED POSITION, THEY ARE CONSIDERED A LOW CONCERN AT BEST, THOUGH INCREASED MONITORING IS ADVISED AS THEY ARE IN AN ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION TO STRIKE THE PROTECTORATE.
FACTION: LEVANTINE SANCTUM
THREAT LEVEL: NONE
CONSIDERATIONS: NO KNOWN ORGANIZED NAVAL FORCE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH MAJOR POWERS.
FACTION: ORDER OF THE SILVER JEDI
THREAT LEVEL: NONE
CONSIDERATIONS: NO KNOWN ORGANIZED NAVAL FORCE.
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