The Venom

The Venom will be the next and 12th Tier 8 unit of the Crimson Hand Battalion to be released.  It is a Fighter with base Strength of 1200 and comes fully upgraded with 1440 Strength--the same as for the Beacon and Nimitzern and higher than that of the other nine existing Tier 8 units.  Like the Nimitzern, the Venom comes with the new Shield upgrade.  The Venom's item code is UB52.

The Venom is the strongest Fighter in Empires & Allies now, being the same Tier as the Harpy but having 50% higher Strength.

Here is the Venom in its docking station:

Here is how the Venom appears when you face it in combat:

The Venom was officially released on X, 2012 (depending on your time zone.)


Tier 8 Units

So far, the list of Tier 8 units is:

1. The Chimera (Artillery, 960 Strength) UL49
2. The Kraken (Gunboat, 960 Strength) US54
3. The Harpy (Fighter, 960 Strength) UA68
4. The Cerberus (Tank, 1020 Strength) UM14
5. The Poseidon USV (Battleship, 1020 Strength) US91
6. The Pegasus (Airship, 1020 Strength) UB05
7. The Triton (Carrier, 1080 Strength) UT09
8. The Artemis (Infantry, 1080 Strength) UM43
9. The Gordon (Bomber, 1080 Strength) UB30
10. The Beacon (Gunboat, 1440 Strength) UT35
11. The Nimitzern (Infantry, 1440 Strength) UM71
12. The Venom (Fighter, 1440 Strength) UB52