Maia

"A rocky, lonely moon with extremely valuable mineral deposits underneath the surface."

Maia is one of the 5 planets that reside within the Severin Sector.

On 2-4-2024 Super Earth Intelligence uncovered rumors that the Automatons have discovered a preveriously unknown FTL Line from Maia to Vandalon IV in Trigon Sector, giving the machine menace a doorback into the Trigon Sector and a way to bypass Xzar Sector and the blockade of Super Destroyers that Super Earth has set up to contain the Automaton Threat within the Severin Sector.

Topography
Maia is a cold, rocky moon. Its topography is composed of a cratered, hilly landscape with occasional cliff formations. It is entirely grayscale, possessing little to no color other than non-natural structures. Its terrain, while hilly, is quite open, making it relatively easy to traverse. This also provides excellent long-distance visibility.

The moon is mostly devoid of flora, except for sparse patches of dry grass and bush. It does however possess oceans, though they are concentrated around the north and south pole, and are not seen during normal gameplay apart from very small pools and ponds.

Maia is extremely prone to meteor storms. Large, jagged rocks enter its atmosphere, burning as they fall - lightning up a purple-blue glint on the impact zone before hitting the ground. The impact of the meteors creates a shockwave, in turn making a small crater on its landing site. A single close or direct hit from a meteor is likely to be lethal.

Battle of Maia
The battle of Maia began when the Helldivers successfully completed Phase 3 of operation "Swift Disassembly". The new major order commanded Helldivers to liberate Maia, Durgen and Tibit.

The Helldivers decided to capture this planet first, as it is a crucial point of access to the Trigon Sector. Though stage three of Swift Disassembly was initially slow to gain momentum, the liberation of Maia resulted in a noticeable decrease in the Automatons reinforcement efficiency, leading some Intelligence analysts to hypothesize that the Automatons had relocated a significant amount of their Tibit production centers to Maia following the failure to capture the planet, with the Helldivers rediscovering them through a stroke of luck. Not long after, Maia and Tibit were both liberated, leaving Durgen as the Automatons last holdout in the sector.

Around 23,5 million Helldivers have died during the Battle of Maia and now rest on the rocks of this rocky moon. Like Tibit, SEAF teams would be dispatched to search what remains of Automaton facilities and servers on the moon for any additional intelligence, at least until the surprise invasion of the Valdis Sector several days later...

FTL Lines

 * Vandalon IV - Trigon Sector
 * Malevelon Creek