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|commanders=[[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]]<ref name="for118"/> | |commanders=[[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]]<ref name="for118"/>}} | ||
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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>}} | {{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 Administration]]'s [[fleet]], under the command of [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]].<ref name="gc rb7"/><ref name="he459"/><ref name="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]]''', ''page 36'' (2011)</ref> | |||
'''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 name="gc rb7"/><ref name="he459"/><ref name="for118"/> The battle group was assembled and dispatched to investigate the | |||
==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 name="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 name="he459"/>}} | ||
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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 name="for118"/><ref name="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 name="for118"/><ref name="Genesis"/> | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
*One {{Class|Hillsborough|destroyer}} | *One {{Class|Hillsborough|destroyer}} | ||
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**{{CMAShip|Arabia}}<ref name="for118"/> {{C|destroyed}} | **{{CMAShip|Arabia}}<ref name="for118"/> {{C|destroyed}} | ||
**{{CMAShip|Vostok}}<ref name="for118"/> {{C|destroyed}} | **{{CMAShip|Vostok}}<ref name="for118"/> {{C|destroyed}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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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== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{UNSC Naval Fleets}} | {{UNSC Naval Fleets}} | ||
[[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups|4]] | [[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups|4]] | ||
