ACS Barbados

The Aether Core Ship Barbados, often called the ACS Barbados, is the flagship of the Crandian Utility Marine Squadron, a collection of naval ships designed to sail oceans across the crunkiverse. The ACS Barbados is the largest of the squadron, and boasts the most firepower of them all, even rivaling a small fleet of traditional Crandian space ships. This is due to its experimental Aether Core Engine, which has the ability to move this massive ship at upwards of 35 knots. It also boasts the largest known naval weapon on Earth, the impressive Tetracannon, a weapon designed by the admiral of CUMS , Ark Tetragon. It is currently stationed at Fort Creamsworth on the Southern Continent.

## History

The Barbados was built 20 years after the Crunch in response to increased interest in Liecht's Line, the fault line running between the Northern and Southern Continents of Earth. According to ex-Crandian naval researchers, it appears that Dr. Prometheus has taken interest in the volatile energies of the area, and requested the deployment of CUMS at Fort Creamsworth to investigate. However, the properties of the area soon required a massive overhaul of the Barbados's planned energy generator. While the cause is currently unknown, virtually all traditional devices are unresponsive in much of Liecht's Line. This presented a problem, as the planned schematics for the Barbados would make a ship that could not effectively sail the line. However, the at-the-time young researcher Ark Tetragon proposed an experimental Aether Core generator that would feasibly power the engine of the ship without interference of Liecht's Line.

Construction began on the ACS Barbados soon after, and the project was completed in just over 5 years. The ship proved effective in being the flagship of CUMS for a time, until a fatal design flaw was discovered. It appeared that one volatile energy was replaced with another, and the Aether Core designed to power the ship was itself unstable in a naval context. If overused, it could pose a near-nuclear level explosion that could annulate Fort Creamsworth. However, Ark Tetragon devised an addition to the ship that would stun all those who heard.

Ark devised the Tetracannon, a massive energy weapon that not only could demolish those who got in the way of the Crandis, but could channel and expel the volatile excess energy of the Aether Core. Since then, the ACS Barbados has been one of the most feared ships on the seas, with its hull and weaponry posing a great danger to the comparatively primitive pirates of the oceans.

## Functions and Features

The ACS Barbados has been outfitted with as many features as possible to take advantage of its massive size and also to take advantage of the energy of an Aether Core. While not all of the modern conveniences of sailing are present on the Barbados, it boasts the strongest naval engine in the known Crunkiverse. While the Barbados cannot sail as fast as some pirates, its speed compared to its colossal size makes it a daunting foe that strikes fear into those who know its name.

The most notable feature of the ACS Barbados is the Tetracannon, a device that blows the opposition out of the water. When in use, excess volatile Aether is channeled into four main batteries at the front of the ship, which are designed to hold the most amount of energy possible. With this, an activation of the cannon produces a long-range energy blast that can obliterate a target. Its effective firing range is approximately 40,000 meters, and exhibits an immense amount of power that even pushes the Barbados backwards about 800 feet. This feature can be used strategically, as the Barbados can swiftly dodge an attack if the Tetracannon is timed right. The weapon is flawed in that the Tetracannon cannot be aimed. It is a stationary weapon .

The hull is composed of strong steel plates. It can hold a crew of up to 2000.

## Trivia

* The Tetracannon must be fired after 12 hours of sailing, or else the batteries on the Tetracannon could fail. This often leads to Ark Tetragon shooting out into the open ocean for fun.

* Despite its technological superiority, the ship was actually once a victim of maritime piracy at the hands of legendary pirate Black Jack Crack.