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{{Military infobox | {{Military infobox|variant=Human | ||
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|name=Battle Group 4 | |name=Battle Group 4 | ||
|image=[[File:TFoR AS - Harvest glassed.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:TFoR AS - Harvest glassed.jpg|300px]] | ||
|formed=[[2525#April|April 2525]]–[[2525#October|October 7, 2525]]<ref name="timeline">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline]]''</ref> | |formed=[[2525#April|April 2525]]–[[2525#October|October 7, 2525]]<ref name="timeline">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline]]''</ref> | ||
|affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]]<ref name="gc rb7">'''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''', ''Cole Rulebook - page 7''</ref> | |affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]]<ref name="gc rb7">'''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''', ''Cole Rulebook - page 7''</ref> | ||
|branch=[[Colonial Military | |branch=[[Colonial Military Administration]]{{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]]{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} | |type=[[Battle group]]{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} | ||
|role=Investigation of [[Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} | |role=Investigation of [[Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} | ||
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|battles=[[First Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} | |battles=[[First Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} | ||
|commanders=[[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]]{{Ref/Reuse|for118}}}} | |commanders=[[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]]{{Ref/Reuse|for118}}}} | ||
{{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>}} | {{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>}} | ||
'''Battle Group 4''' was a [[Battle group|formation]] of the [[Colonial Military | '''Battle Group 4''' was a [[Battle group|formation]] of the [[Colonial Military Administration]]'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 [[Covenant super-destroyer]], 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> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{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}}}} | {{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}}}} | ||
After communications were lost with the [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Harvest]], the [[Colonial Military | [[File:TFoR AS - Heracles damaged.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The damaged ''Heracles'', returning to Reach]] | ||
After communications were lost with the [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Harvest]], the [[Colonial Military Administration]] 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 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}} | |||
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]] [[Covenant super-destroyer|super-destroyer]] 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> | |||
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]] | |||
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}} | 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}} | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
*One {{Class|Hillsborough| | *One {{Class|Hillsborough|destroyer}} | ||
**{{CMAShip|Heracles}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}} | **{{CMAShip|Heracles}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}} | ||
*Two {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s | *Two {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s | ||
**{{CMAShip|Arabia}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}} {{C|destroyed}} | **{{CMAShip|Arabia}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}} {{C|destroyed}} | ||
**{{CMAShip|Vostok}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}} {{C|destroyed}} | **{{CMAShip|Vostok}}{{Ref/Reuse|for118}} {{C|destroyed}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:UNSC Heracles.png|''Heracles'' arriving at Harvest | ||
File: | File:ArabiaVostok.png|''Arabia'' and ''Vostok'' hit by Covenant [[Plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]] | ||
File: | File:Captain Veredi.png|Captain Maribeau Veredi, the commander of Battle Group 4 | ||
File:FoR Battlegroup 4.png|Battle Group 4 arrives at Harvest | File:FoR Battlegroup 4.png|Battle Group 4 arrives at Harvest | ||
File:FoR_Battle_group_4.png|Battle Group 4 over Harvest | File:FoR_Battle_group_4.png|Battle Group 4 over Harvest | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
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*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} |