Tactical Surface Fighters And BETA Models

Senjutsuki (戦術機, "tactical fighter"), or senjutsuhokousentouki (戦術歩行戦闘機, "tactical walking fighter aircraft"), are large bipedal machines, and are a primary weapon system used to combat the aliens known as the BETA in the BETA War World. The Beings of Extra Terrestrial origin which is Adversary to the human race, more commonly known by the acronym BETA, are extraterrestrial lifeforms.

Tactical Surface Fighters

Tactical Surface Fighters, or TSFs.

In the alternate timelines of Unlimited and Alternative, the invasion of Earth by the BETA began in 1974. To circumvent the overwhelming anti-air superiority of the Laser-class BETA, TSFs were thus developed as all-purpose assault units, able to fight in urban areas, on uneven terrain, and 3-dimensional combat within the interior of BETA Hives without their maneuverability being constrained in the heat of battle, following the successful deployment of bipedal mechanized units such as the Feedback Protector and NCAF-X1 used in the preceding First Lunar War. Since their first deployment in 1974, TSFs have become essential to humanity's survival over the 30-year war.
TSF movement is a combination of bipedal locomotion and thrust from their Jump Units. Their legs and arms are moved with carbon actuators, superconducting bands of carbon-based material that expand and contract based on the electrical current passed though them; the electricity to power the carbon actuators come from a combination of batteries and magnesium fuel cells. Jump Units produce thrust by processing specialized jet fuel, usually stored in the Jump Units themselves or in storage tanks in a TSF's legs. External tanks can be attached to a TSF for increased operational time and distance.
TSF mobility is further enhanced by their joint construction; the combined usage of carbon actuators and multiple joints structures in a single joint segment impart TSFs with high operating limits and shock-absorbing capabilities during battle.[3] One example is the wide-ranged rotational capability of a TSF's shoulders and elbows, allowing them to engage targets directly behind them even without gun-equipped Mount Pylons.[3] Sub-arms positioned underneath the shoulder-block armor allow TSFs a wide range of arm movement without interference.
Mobility is not just all that TSFs have, however; they are also armored in an anti-projectile and heat-resistant composite that has been further treated with anti-laser coating. Armor on the upper body segment also aids in maneuverability by improving the active instability aspect of a TSF; a higher center of gravity improves the execution time of maneuvers during combat. However, with the immense power wielded by the Laser-class BETA, armor protection for TSFs remains a low-return concept compared to attack avoidance.
TSF development can be split into three distinct generations, with each generation an indicator of their technology level and advancement. However, the generation standing is not a direct indication of combat strength in any capacity.

Mass Production TSFs

A6 Intruder United Nations Model	A6 Intruder U.S. Marine Corps Model	A10 Thunderbolt II	EF2000 Typhoon Duon
Pilot: UN Pilots	Pilot: USMC Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots

EF2000 Typhoon Sieglinde	EF2000 Typhoon Cerberus	XF2000a Typhoon	Me101P Fenrir
Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots

Group 1A

F4E Phantom	F4G Phantom
Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: German Pilots

F4E Phantom	F4R Phantom	F4UN Phantom	F5E Tornado
Pilot: UK Pilots	Pilot: USSR Pilots	Pilot: UN Pilots	Pilot: UK Pilots

F5E Tornado ADV	F5E Tornado ADV Canadian Forces	F5E Tornado ADV E.U. Forces	F5E Tornado ADV Stealth Model
Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: Canadian Pilots	Pilot: EU Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots

F5G Tornado	F5I Tornado	F5 Freedom Fighter	F5F Mirage III
Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots

F14 Tomcat	F14E Super Tomcat	F14AN3 Mindseeker	F15A Eagle
Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots

F15C Eagle	F15E Strike Eagle	F15SE Silent Eagle	F15SEJ Gekkou
Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots

F16 Fighting Falcon	F16AM Fighting Falcon E.U. Model	F16C Fighting Falcon U.N. Model	F16C Fighting Falcon U.S. Model
Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: EU Pilots	Pilot: UN Pilots	Pilot: US Pilots

F18E Super Hornet	F22A Raptor	F22A Raptor EMD Phase II	F35 Lightning II
Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots

F35J Lightning II	F47 Ishkur
Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots

Group 2

F35J Lightning II	F47 Ishkur	JAS39 Gripen	Lavi
Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots	Pilot: TSF Pilots

Chinese TSF Models

J-8	J-10	J-10X	J-11
Pilot: Chinese Pilots	Pilot: Chinese Pilots	Pilot: Chinese Pilots	Pilot: Chinese Pilots

Group 3

MiG21 Balalaika	MiG21 Balalaika PF	MiG21 Balalaika USSR Model	MiG23 Cheburashka
Pilot: USSR Pilots	Pilot: USSR Pilots	Pilot: USSR Pilots	Pilot: USSR Pilots

MiG23 Cheburashka Stasi	MiG25 Spirt Voz	MiG27 Aligator	MiG27 Aligator Stasi
Pilot: USSR Pilots	Pilot: USSR Pilots	Pilot: USSR Pilots	Pilot: USSR Pilots

MiG29 Lastochka	MiG29M2 Vermillion Sword	MiG29OVT Fulcrum	MiG31 Plamya Lisa
Pilot: USSR Pilots	Pilot: USSR Pilots	Pilot: USSR Pilots	Pilot: USSR Pilots

Group 4

Type 00A Takemikazuchi	Type 00C Takemikazuchi	Type 00C Takemikazuchi U.N. Model	Type 00F Takemikazuchi U.N. Model
Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: UN Pilots

Type 00F Takemikazuchi	Type 00F Takemikazuchi Fudai	Type 00R Takemikazuchi	Type 00R Takemikazuchi Shogun
Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Yuuhi Koubuin

Group 5

Type 16 Toryuu	Type 77 Gekishin	Type 77 Gekishin Imperial Army	Type 81 Wadatsumi
Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots

Type 82 Kai Zuikaku	Type 82 Kai Zuikaku Fudai	Type 82 Kai Zuikaku Imperial Security	Type 89
Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots

Type 89 Combat Type	Type 89 Kagerou	Type 94 Shiranui	Type 94 Shiranui Imperial Army
Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots

Type 97 Fubuki Imperial Army	Type 97 Fubuki U.N. Model	Type 98X Takemikazuchi Regent Model
Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Meiya Mitsurugi

Group 6

XFJ01a Shiranui Second Phase	XFJ01a1 Shiranui Second Phase	XFJ01a2 Shiranui Second Phase II	XFJ01b Shiranui Second Phase
Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots	Pilot: Japanese Pilots

BETA Life Forms

The BETA Percentiles.

As an alien force created for mining, the BETA center their strategies around total dominance with overwhelming numbers; the areas that they take are eventually mined of all possible resources, leaving a barren wasteland behind that is unfit for supporting human life for decades to come. What allows them to not just stand toe-to-toe with humanity's forces, but to actually dominate them, however, are the Laser-class and Heavy Laser-class BETA. Their lasers can instantly destroy both air and ground enemy units from beyond visual ranges, and due to the fact that a typical low-threat BETA encounter would usually number several dozen Grappler-, Tank-, and Destroyer-class means that without air support, human armies would typically find themselves outmatched and outnumbered in a ground war. The laser classes also prioritize targets based on the computer systems they have, thus making missiles and drones higher priority targets than artillery shells. The more advanced the higher the priority. However, this later changed to give higher priority to manned systems, thus making TSFs which have powerful computers as well as having a human pilot a higher priority for the Laser class BETA.
In addition, there is no real way to detect a BETA offensive from far off; ground-based sonic sensors and recon satellites are at the mercy of the weather and mechanical failure. The best defence is to have pilots being able to respond quickly and efficiently to a sudden incursion, and to quickly deal with an incoming force if it is detected early enough. During an offensive push by the BETA, expect to see several hundred to tens of thousands of Tank-, Grappler- and Destroyer-class, as well several Fort-class and dozens if not hundreds of Laser/Heavy-Laser-class BETA in the mix as well.
The BETA are usually commanded by the Superior, a BETA strain best described as a "biological quantum computer". This is the one true threat to victory in any engagement; the BETA in general can be lured into traps or defeated with clever use of tactics, but when led by a Superior, the BETA become noticeably smarter, to the extent where it understands the concepts of human tactics and will create ways to counter them. Some basic tactics used by the BETA include tunneling from underground, often surprising defending forces from the rear, or from another front, creating opportunities for overconfident pilots to get trapped in a pincer maneuver. Often the main issue with combating BETA in any prolonged engagement is the threat of running out of ammunition, and the massive numerical odds; close-quarters combat is viable, but that would be playing into the area of strength for the BETA, and is not encouraged unless as a last-ditch measure.
BETA force size organization, as is expected of their force composition, is several times higher than their human counterparts. To add to that, most major engagements take place with multiple corps-sized formations deployed by the BETA, as is their nature to rely on overwhelming numbers.

BETA Ecosystem & Control System

BETA Hive	BETA Reactor Creature System	BETA Superordinate
Pilot: N/A	Pilot: BETA	Pilot: BETA

BETA Heavy Assault

BETA Carrier Class	BETA Laser Fort Class	BETA Fort Class
Pilot: BETA	Pilot: BETA	Pilot: BETA

BETA Destroyer Class	BETA Grappler Class	BETA Tank Class
Pilot: BETA	Pilot: BETA	Pilot: BETA

BETA Trebuchet Class	BETA Laser Bulkhead Class	BETA Hammer Head Class
Pilot: BETA	Pilot: BETA	Pilot: BETA

BETA Foot Soldiers

BETA Laser Class	BETA Heavy Laser Class	BETA Soldier Class	BETA Warrior Class
Pilot: BETA	Pilot: BETA	Pilot: BETA	Pilot: BETA

BETA Tactical Surface Fighter
Pilot: BETA

Trivia

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