Ullatak

Overview
The planet of Ullatak was a harsh, acrid world located near the borders of Hutt Space. It was fortified by a large Imperial garrison. The Imperial forces stationed on this world frequently disrupted Hutt shipping operations. As a result, it was the site of a joint attack by both Alliance and Hutt forces in 3 ABY in what became known as the Battle of Ullatak. Despite a costly Alliance victory and the Hutts occupying the planet, Hutt leaders did not join the war on the side of the Rebellion.

Astrological Information
Located on the border of Hutt Space and the Mid Rim, Ullatak remote, but strategically important. No known native sentient species called the planet home, but it did have a few isolated ports. These trade centers mostly served as stopping over points for ships coming to or leaving the territory of the Hutts.

The planet had a severe climate with massive dust storms and frequent droughts. Little plant life existed on the world and all food and water had to be shipped to the surface. Dry, blinding heat and acrid gas clouds made going outside of any structure on the planet extremely difficult and dangerous.

A large salt sea existed near the Imperial installation. Several hundred slave labors worked to harvest the salt from the dried seabed. These slaves were ultimately liberated by Hutt forces.

Ullatak had a standard orbit of 361 days.

Politics
Sometime before the outbreak of the Galactic Civil War, the Imperial Navy established a large military complex on the world, mostly as a check to increasing Hutt power. This was a direct insult to the Hutts, but the crime syndicate was not yet ready to strike.

Eventually, Alliance leaders approached the Hutts about an alliance. Looking to win Hutt support in the ongoing war against the Empire, a deal was made to retake Ullatak from the Imperial garrison. Hutt ground forces and Alliance air support would launch a joint raid on the Imperial facility in order to break their stranglehold on the planet.

In what became known as the Battle of Ullatak, the only major action of the Hutt Campaign, the Alliance won a bloody victory. Despite these efforts, the Hutts turned their back on the alliance once they had secured Ullatak. The diplomatic fallout that ensued cost many Alliance commanders their positions and was an overall embarrassment to the Rebellion.