The Reclamation
Most of the battles that occurred during reclamation can be found on Battle Tracker.
“HIGH PRIORITY BROADCAST. ALL UNITS TO LIBCON 1. FEDERATION UNDER ATTACK. MULTIPLE PLANETS HAVE FALLEN. A massive Automaton Invasion Fleet, comprising tens of thousands of warships, arrived from FTL jump to the Valdis Sector and overran nearly every planet in just hours. Attacks on communications networks delayed warning until now. SEAF reserves are scrambling. All Helldivers are called to deploy immediately to the defense. This Fleet dwarfs the Automaton armies destroyed in Operation Swift Disassembly. As we predicted from the start, they were merely a vanguard. This is the Automatons' true force. Where the Automatons hid this fleet, and what their true intentions are—those questions must be answered later. The Reclamation has begun.
— Announcement of the beginning of Reclamation. April 9th.
Background
Most of the people knew, that Automatons were probably created by The Cyborgs. Before Operation Swift Disassembly eradicated Automatons from the galaxy, Automatons seemed to be heading towards Cyberstan, where Cyborgs were forced to work in mines.
On 27th of March when the Operation Swift Disassembly was announced, The High Command also announced that Automatons are planning something called "The Reclamation".
The Reclamation
On April 7th, Operation Swift Disassembly succeeded. Eradicating the automatons from the galaxy (for 2 days).
On April 9th, 2 days after Automatons were eradicated, a massive assault on Valdis Sector, Lacaille Sector and Hydra Sector was initiated by Automatons, that invaded these 3 sectors using a fleet 10 times larger than the forces that were eradicated during the Swift Disassembly. The whole Valdis Sector and a part of Lacaille Sector nearly immediately were captured by Automaton fleet.
SEAF Engineers established the Menkent Line on the planets of Menkent and Lesath, with rudimentary orbital defenses being established and augmented by SEAF/Civilian laborers. In addition, the SEAF Forward Command Base on Vernen Wells would be established.
After the Menkent Line was established, the Automaton Fleet was forced to divert their plans, now doing a concreted effort to punch through the planet of Marfark, mustering the entirety of their strength for this endeavor and deploying a new unit, the Factory Strider. However, the Helldivers would succeed, repelling the Automatons.
