Lesath

"Ice and moss-covered rock can be found across most of the surface of this planet."

- Official Descripton

Lesath is one of the four planets that reside within the Lacaille Sector. Following unchecked Automaton advances into Federation space, Menkent and Lesath would be where SEAF Engineers would build orbital defences as part of the Menkent Line.

First Battle of Lesath
Despite valiant efforts by the Helldiver corps, they failed to hold back the Red Tide during the opening phases of The Reclamation, with lesath being one of the planets taken by the socialist menace. On the 12th of April, 2024, High Command issued the Helldivers an order to liberate the Menkent Line, which consisted of the namesake planet, alongside Lesath after they were both claimed by the Automaton Faction at the beginning of The Reclamation.

Menkent Line
On the 14th of April, just 2 days later, Menkent had been liberated, and the Helldivers set their sights on Lesath, with an approximate 130 thousand Super Destroyers deploying onto the frozen wastes that same day. The planet would be swiftly liberated, with SEAF engineers immediately setting to work constructing the orbital defences, whilst the Helldivers redeployed to Menkent to counter an automaton counter attack.

With the Automaton advance arrested, rudimentary orbital defences were established Menkent and Lesath, which were then augmented by hardworking SEAF and civilian labourers. Meanwhile, a SEAF Forward Command Base was established on Vernen Wells, providing fresh recruits and supplies to the front.

Second battle of Lesath
In an act of sinister syncronicity, both the Terminids and Automatons launched large-scale assaults on the Federation at the same time. The Helldivers were forced to defend citizens on two fronts at once, stretching their numbers and resources to the breaking point. Despite it's considerable orbital defenses, Lesath lacked the manpower to fully utilize them and stop the follow up ground invasion, causing it to be one of the first planet's to fall to the Automaton's fresh offensive. This opened up the FTL lanes to Vernen Wells and caused some analysts (currently under investigation by the Ministry of Truth) to question the tactical viability of fixed fortifications.

Topography
Lesath is a cold tundra world, compatible to the Arctic Tundra of Super Earth prior to the last great war. Leasth's climate is characterized by extreme climatic conditions with year-round frozen grounds, long and cold winters, a very short growing season and low precipitation rates. SEAF forces deploying to the planet are advised to bring extra layers to insulate from the cold and take advantage of the climate to more effectively utilize laser based weaponry.

The planet possesses large oceans and several continent sized lakes filled with freezing arctic water. It's coastlines are rugged with long winding fjords and large areas of exposed bedrock. Inland are rocky mountains, ice fields and deeply cut valleys, with some lowland plains that are broken up by more rocky outcrops. Prolonged periods without sun light, frozen ground and strong winds also prevent substantial tree growth, with a very sparse number of grasses and a unique form of rock-covering moss making up the majority of the planet's flora.

FTL Lines

 * Menkent
 * Penta
 * Chort Bay
 * Aesir Pass

Trivia
During Lesath's liberation (technically the 3rd battle of Lesath) in the first phase of Operation: Legitimate Understanding, some players noticed what appeared to be terminid corpses on some maps. This is in all likelihood due to a bug that has been present since the release, although they could still be rationalized as domestic bugs from an E710 farm.