You asked for input ,well I brought my 2 cents..
The Idea of a stable support group for smugglers is good. However the 100 words or less smugglers Code
dose not inspire unity or confidence, and Death for breaking the code that dose not seem to have any real rules besides a bit common sense, Run if you can, Deliver the cargo...
If my smuggler was going to join a crew after 14 months of running solo with profits over 700 mil,
He would need to be inspired by an idea or the chance of profits beyond his wildest dreams.
A short to the point code is fine but it should Inspire.
I read your Prop twice it looks fairly standard and workable, the part about mandatory escorts means you will need to organize runs and a time table for escorts, or most smugglers will tend to use the firefly with heavy armor to keep the cargo under 3500. or not join at all why get shot by your own pepole because you could not wait for some hotshot in a fancy fighter.
