Beta Suit

The **Beta Suit** (β) is a custom-built, improvised suit that was constructed and used by Jack while in combat in Cyprus. In comparison to the advanced weaponry and technology of the Alpha Suit, the Beta Suit is equivalent to a rock tied to a stick. The Beta Suit couldn't fly, was fully human-powered and lacked sophisticated armaments.

## History

When Jack awoke in an unknown hospital in Cyprus, he was disorientated and confused. However, he did notice the silence of the hospital broken by rampant commotion on the streets outside. Looking out the window, Jack spotted robotic soldiers patrolling and targeting innocent members of the public. Assuming the worst, Jack began hunting around for weapons, at which point he had noticed he was disarmed upon admission to the hospital.

He used anything he could find to fashion a suit capable of fighting robotic opponents. The body of the suit was made of hardened steel, found in an area of the hospital being renovated. The steel was heated in the hospital furnace and formed with a hammer, which would later be used as a weapon.

The first weapon Jack constructed was an electro-shock weapon, made of a crash cart defibrillator. He then sourced an oxygen tank and connected it to a piezoelectric igniter from a lighter, to create a flamethrower which spat fire from his left hand, while the defibrillator connected to his right.

On his way out, he found his FN Five-seveN handgun he had been carrying, which completed his small armament.

The suit now stands in the Vault at Motherbase.

## Weapons

### On-board

#### Electro-shock Weapon

The most special part of the suit was the on-board electroshock weapon. In actuality, Jack had raided a hospital crash cart and taken a defibrillator, strapping the battery to his back, he ran the wires to his hands, where he placed the pads. This gave the suit access to 200 volts at 45 amps at the fists.

#### Blades

The suit's arms featured multiple scalpel blades duct taped to them. While crude, these allowed Jack's punches to inflict more damage.

### Portable

#### Flamethrower

Jack sourced a butane-propane fuelled weed burner from a local shed. He used this weed burner one-handed to melt the robots.

#### Hammer

Taken from a hospital janitorial room to shape the sheet steel, Jack later used a claw hammer to fight the robots.

#### FN Five-Seven

Before being admitted to the hospital, Jack was carrying an FN Five-Seven. Upon waking up, he reclaimed his handgun and used it in combat.

## Protection

### Armour Plating

The Beta Suit protected Jack from small arms fire and physical attacks. This armour consists of lead beneath a layer of steel. While offering protection from assault, and from radiation, the armour made the suit very heavy as it is not powered.

### Visor

The visor for the Beta Suit was hand-crafted by Jack out of sourced sheet metal. Its design takes from that on the Alpha Suit, but features eye holes as there is no on-board computer and therefore no HUD.

The visor is the only part of the suit that Jack had time to heat-treat, which he did by heating it to a cherry red colour with the hospital incinerator before quenching it in water.

## Powerplant

The Beta Suit has no internal powerplant, and is fully powered by the user.

## On-board Computer

The Beta Suit has no on-board computer, and is fully reliant on the skills of the user.

## Specifications

### General characteristics

* **Crew:** 1 (pilot)
* **Height:** 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
* **Empty weight:** 150 kg (330 lbs)
* **Gross weight:** 285 kg (628 lbs)
* **Powerplant:** *None (user-powered)*

### Performance

* **Cruise speed:** 1.25 m/s (2.43 kn, 2.8 mph, 4.5 km/h) (*dependant on user)*
* **Maximum speed:** 1.94 m/s (3.78 kn, 4.35 mph, 7 km/h) *(dependant on user)*
* **Range:** Up to 1 hour *(user dependant)*

### Armaments

**Guns:**

* 1 x 5.7 x 28 mm FN Five-seveN handgun with 90 rounds

**Custom-made:**

* Electro-shock weapon (200 volts, 45 amps)
* Blades
* Flamethrower (portable)
* Claw hammer (portable)