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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HCW}} |
| {{Military infobox | | {{Infobox Military Unit |
| |variant=Human | | |unit_name=Battlegroup 4 |
| |name=Battle Group 4
| | |image=[[File:FoR_Battlegroup_4.png|300px]] |
| |image=[[File:TFoR AS - Harvest glassed.jpg|300px]] | | |dates=2525 |
| |formed=[[2525#April|April 2525]]–[[2525#October|October 7, 2525]]<ref name="timeline">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline]]''</ref> | | |country= |
| |affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]]<ref name="gc rb7">'''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''', ''Cole Rulebook - page 7''</ref> | | |allegiance=[[Colonial Military Administration]]<ref name="ENC"/> |
| |branch=[[Colonial Military Authority]]{{Ref/Reuse|gc rb7}}<ref name="he459">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 459''</ref>
| | |type=[[Battle group]] |
| |type=[[Battle group]]{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}
| | |role= Investigation of Harvest |
| |role=Investigation of [[Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}
| | |size=Three ships |
| |size=Three [[warship]]s<ref name="for118">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 118-119'' (2010)</ref>
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| | |garrison=[[Earth]] |
| |battles=[[First Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}
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| |commanders=[[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]]{{Ref/Reuse|for118}}}}
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| | |battles=*[[First Battle of Harvest]] |
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| | |commanders=Captain [[Maribeau Veredi]] |
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| | '''Battlegroup 4''' was a formation of the [[Colonial Military Administration]].<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref>{{Verify source}} On [[2525#October|October 7, 2525]], the battlegroup operated under the command of [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]]. It was sent to investigate unknown aggression on the outer colony world of [[Harvest]], leading to one of the first engagements of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="Genesis">''Halo Wars: Genesis''</ref> |
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| {{Quote|The group consisted of the destroyer Heracles, commanded by Captain Veredi, as well as the frigates Arabia and Vostok.|[[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 118'' (2010)</ref>}}
| | ==Background== |
| '''Battle Group 4''' was a [[Battle group|formation]] of the [[Colonial Military Authority]]'s [[fleet]], under the command of [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]].{{Ref/Reuse|gc rb7}}{{Ref/Reuse|he459}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}} The battle group was assembled and dispatched to investigate the loss of communications with the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Harvest]]. Upon arriving at the planet on [[2525#October|October 7, 2525]], Battle Group 4 encountered a {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}}, leading to one of the [[First Battle of Harvest|first naval engagements]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="Genesis">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 36'' (2011)</ref>
| | After communications was lost with the [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] colony of Harvest, the scout ship {{CMA ship|Argo}} was sent to investigate. It arrived in-system but was lost shortly after. In response, the CMA organized Battlegroup 4 to investigate Harvest. |
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| ==History==
| | When the Battlegroup arrived it discovered the Covenant ship responsible for the massacre of Harvest and destruction of ''Argo''. Veredi followed UNSC first-contact protocols but the Covenant ship suddenly opened fire. The battlegroup returned fire but its [[Archer missile]]s had no apparent effect. Soon ''[[CMA Arabia|Arabia]]'' and ''[[CMA Vostok|Vostok]]'' were destroyed and ''Heracles'' was severely damaged.<ref name="Genesis"/> |
| {{Quote|The Colonial Military Administration sent a battle group to respond to the alien threat. They survived less than fourteen seconds before two of the three destroyers [sic] in the group were obliterated, and the remaining destroyer, the Heracles, was forced to retreat.|[[Codename: SURGEON]]'s report, ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]''{{Ref/Reuse|he459}}}}
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| After communications were lost with the [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Harvest]], the [[Colonial Military Authority]] deployed the unarmed scout ship {{CMAShip|Argo}} to investigate. ''Argo'' arrived over Harvest in the [[Epsilon Indi system]] on [[2525#April|April 20, 2525]], but contact was lost with the scout ship shortly after.{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}} In response, fearing that [[insurrectionist]] forces had taken control of Harvest and unaware of the true nature of the enemy,<ref>'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 63''</ref> the CMA and [[UNSC Fleet Command]] assembled Battle Group 4—consisting of the [[Hillsborough-class heavy destroyer|destroyer]] {{CMAShip|Heracles}} and the [[Charon-class light frigate|frigates]] ''[[CMA Arabia|Arabia]]'' and ''[[CMA Vostok|Vostok]]''—to investigate Harvest, led by [[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]].{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}}
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| [[File:HWG BattleGroupDestroyed.png|thumb|300px|Battle Group 4 is attacked by the ''Rasus''-pattern interdictor.]]
| | Before leaving the battlegroup picked up a transmission in English from the Covenant ship: "''Your destruction is the will of the gods, and we are their instrument.''" ''Heracles'' retreated into [[slipstream space|slipspace]] in spite of severe damage. When the ship returned to UEG space, Veredi told the UNSC of what had taken place and a larger battlegroup was assembled by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] to retake Harvest.<ref name="Genesis"/> |
| When the battle group arrived over Harvest on [[2525#October|October 7, 2525]], they discovered that the planet's surface was partially [[Glassing|glassed]] and detected the [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}} responsible for the massacre of Harvest and destruction of ''Argo''. Veredi followed first-contact protocols by attempting to initiate communications with the ship, but the Covenant "super-destroyer" suddenly opened fire upon the battle group with its [[pulse laser turret]]s. The battle group returned fire, but their [[Archer missile]]s had no apparent effect. In fourteen seconds, ''Arabia'' and ''Vostok'' were destroyed—lost with all hands—and ''Heracles'' was severely damaged.{{Ref/Reuse|for118}}{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}}<ref name="site timeline">[http://www.halowars.com/gameinfo/timeline2.aspx '''Official Halo Wars Community Site''': ''Timeline'']</ref>
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| Before fleeing back into [[slipstream space]], ''Heracles'' picked up a transmission in [[English]] from the Covenant ship: "''Your destruction is the will of the gods, and we are their instrument.''" When the ship returned to UEG space over [[Reach]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], Veredi told the UNSC of what had taken place and [[Battle Group X-Ray|a larger battle group]] was assembled by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] to [[Battle of Harvest|retake]] Harvest.{{Ref/Reuse|for118}}{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}}
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| ==Composition== | | ==Composition== |
| *One {{Class|Hillsborough|heavy destroyer}} | | *One {{Class|Hillsborough|destroyer}} |
| **{{CMAShip|Heracles}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}} | | **{{CMA ship|Heracles}} |
| *Two {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s | | *Two {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s |
| **{{CMAShip|Arabia}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}} {{C|destroyed}} | | **{{CMA ship|Arabia}} {{C|destroyed}} |
| **{{CMAShip|Vostok}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}} {{C|destroyed}} | | **{{CMA ship|Vostok}} {{C|destroyed}} |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:HWG CMAHeracles.png|''Heracles'' arriving at Harvest. | | File:UNSC Heracles.png|''Heracles'' arriving at [[Harvest]] |
| File:HWG ArabiaVostok.png|''Arabia'' and ''Vostok'' hit by Covenant [[Plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]]. | | File:ArabiaVostok.png|''Arabia'' and ''Vostok'' hit by Covenant [[plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]] |
| File:HWG Veredi.png|Captain Maribeau Veredi, the commander of Battle Group 4. | | File:Captain Veredi.png|Captain Maribeau Veredi, the commander of Battlegroup 4 |
| File:FoR Battlegroup 4.png|Battle Group 4 arrives at Harvest.
| | File:FoR_Battle_group_4.png|Battlegroup 4 over Harvest |
| File:FoR_Battle_group_4.png|Battle Group 4 over Harvest. | | File:TFoR AS - Harvest glassed.jpg|Battlegroup 4 arrives at Harvest |
| File:TFoR AS - Heracles damaged.jpg|The damaged ''Heracles'' returns to Reach. | |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}} | | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}} |
| *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' |
| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} | | *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} |
| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}} | | <references/> |
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| [[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups|4]] | | [[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups|4]] |
