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However the Fourth Army returned to the six divisions of the pre–[[Clan Invasion]] Armies when [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] bolstered the amount of units in the hopes of preventing the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]] from escalating.<ref name=FMCSp26/> While ultimately unsuccessful, the Fourth retained its extra troops to guard against aggression in the Chaos March, prevent mistreatment during the reintegration of the [[St. Ives Commonality|St. Ives]] and [[Liao Commonality|Liao Commonalities]], and secure the ComStar funded expansion to the [[Ceres Metals Industries]] facility on [[Warlock]].<ref name=FMUp85>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 85, 98: "4th Army V-Iota: The Defenders of Honor"</ref>
 
However the Fourth Army returned to the six divisions of the pre–[[Clan Invasion]] Armies when [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] bolstered the amount of units in the hopes of preventing the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]] from escalating.<ref name=FMCSp26/> While ultimately unsuccessful, the Fourth retained its extra troops to guard against aggression in the Chaos March, prevent mistreatment during the reintegration of the [[St. Ives Commonality|St. Ives]] and [[Liao Commonality|Liao Commonalities]], and secure the ComStar funded expansion to the [[Ceres Metals Industries]] facility on [[Warlock]].<ref name=FMUp85>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 85, 98: "4th Army V-Iota: The Defenders of Honor"</ref>
  
After the beginning of the [[Jihad]] the Com Guard Armies were stretched too thin. To counteract this, the 7th-12th Armies were disbanded and used to reinforce the 1st-6th Armies. This gave each of the newly-reinforced Armies a full six Divisions. The 4th Army was one of the formations affected, receiving new reinforcements. The new 4th Army was supposed to be stationed in the [[Capellan Confederation]], but political realities have kept them in the [[Federated Suns]].<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 210</ref>
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After the beginning of the [[Jihad]] the ComGuard Armies were stretched too thin. To counteract this, the 7th-12th Armies were disbanded and used to reinforce the 1st-6th Armies. This gave each of the newly-reinforced Armies a full six Divisions. The 4th Army was one of the formations affected, receiving new reinforcements. The new 4th Army was supposed to be stationed in the [[Capellan Confederation]], but political realities have kept them in the [[Federated Suns]].<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 210</ref>
  
 
As part of [[Operation SCOUR]] the Fourth Army was assigned to the [[Free Worlds League]] front as a part of Group III under the field command of [[Khan]] [[Santin West]] of [[Clan Nova Cat]]. In [[3077]] they invaded [[Wasat]] alongside the [[20th Marik Militia]] and Clan Nova Cat's [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Alpha Galaxy]]. This allowed the rescue of the [[7th Pesht Regulars]] and the remainder of Group II, who had encountered far more robust and intricate defenses on Wasat than had originally been anticipated.<ref name="JHS:Tp44">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 44, "Wasat Falls"</ref> They later liberated the world of [[Kalidasa]], and briefly came under fire from resistance fighters on that world.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 47, "Mistaken Identity"</ref> Early [[3078]] found the Fourth Army on [[Chertan]], where they took serious losses from the [[1st Chertan Protectorate Militia Division]] and the [[2nd Chertan Protectorate Militia Division]], but ultimately the Fourth took the world.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 78</ref>
 
As part of [[Operation SCOUR]] the Fourth Army was assigned to the [[Free Worlds League]] front as a part of Group III under the field command of [[Khan]] [[Santin West]] of [[Clan Nova Cat]]. In [[3077]] they invaded [[Wasat]] alongside the [[20th Marik Militia]] and Clan Nova Cat's [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Alpha Galaxy]]. This allowed the rescue of the [[7th Pesht Regulars]] and the remainder of Group II, who had encountered far more robust and intricate defenses on Wasat than had originally been anticipated.<ref name="JHS:Tp44">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 44, "Wasat Falls"</ref> They later liberated the world of [[Kalidasa]], and briefly came under fire from resistance fighters on that world.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 47, "Mistaken Identity"</ref> Early [[3078]] found the Fourth Army on [[Chertan]], where they took serious losses from the [[1st Chertan Protectorate Militia Division]] and the [[2nd Chertan Protectorate Militia Division]], but ultimately the Fourth took the world.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 78</ref>

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