Editing Menkent (section)

==== Operation Big Brother ====
[[File:Naval forces over Menkent.png|left|thumb|248x248px|Large fleet forces involved in the defense of Menkent. November 17th, 2185.]]
Menkent would have returned to Liberty's embrace and remained within its reach every since its liberation on October 4th. However, it appeared as if almost an entire year of occupation had not been enough for the socialist machines as, on November 17th, they attacked Menkent once more. Following their catastrophic failure to take [[Mastia]] and [[Lesath]] the day prior, the {{Automatons}} desperately sent out 18 Batallions to attack Menkent in hopes of getting a quick victory over the Helldivers, who had been forced to scatter and split between a Terminid Outbreak on [[Polaris Prime]] and an Illuminate attack on [[Alamak VII]].
[[File:Elimination of Automaton reinforcements (Menkent).jpg|thumb|215x215px|A Helldiver is firing at the landed Automaton [[Trooper|infantry]]. November 17th, 2185.]]
The {{Helldivers}} would do well to mobilize in masse to Menkent, hoping to halt the bots' advance. The {{Democracy Space Station}} would also arrive in the planet's atmosphere at 03:50 SEST, aiding the {{SEAF}} on the ground with the Orbital Blockade feature active. However, Menkent's defense was still imperiled. The {{Automatons}} were moving swiftly, and due to the other ongoing defenses at Alamak and Polaris, they gained a significant advantage early on. Further, with [[Mastia]], the main target of the Operation, coming under an {{Automatons|Automaton}} assault at 09:15 SEST some hours later, support for Menkent began to drain quickly. When the {{Democracy Space Station}} left Menkent's atmosphere at 15:50 SEST to Mastia later on, both manpower and the on-the-ground support drained out as the Corps would shift their focus to save the {{Centre for Civilian Surveillance and Safety}}. With this development, and the continued, rapid advances of the bots, Menkent was doomed. 

Sure enough, by 23:48 SEST, Menkent had fallen to the {{Automatons}} after just 43 days of peace within the {{Super Earth|Federation of Super Earth's}} embrace. The Automatons would spare no resource in taking over Menkent, leaving enough forces on the planet to make its Enemy Resistance Index reach a staggering 3%, in par with some of the highest guarded planets in the Valdis Sector.