“The Nova's rock-bottom price tag makes it a great ambush weapon for a cash-strapped team.”
―Official description
- For the Nova's predecessor, see M3.
The Benelli Nova is a pump-action shotgun that appears in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It replaces the M3 from early Counter-Strike games.
Overview
This Italian shotgun fires 8 rounds of 12 gauge ammunition, as with other shotguns in the game. It can be purchased by both the Counter-Terrorists and Terrorists. It has a slow rate of fire like the M3, but does slightly more damage. Furthermore, the pump of the Nova is slightly faster than the M3, thus enabling users to have a better chance of getting a kill while in combat. The Nova is the replacement for the M3 Shotgun from previous titles and, as with all the other shotguns, the Nova has a 3× kill award multiplier in Classic Competitive whilst in Classic Casual, it's $450 per kill.
Properties
| Hitbox | Primary Attack | |
|---|---|---|
| Unarmored | Armored | |
| Head | 104 | 53 |
| Chest & Arm | 26 | 13 |
| Stomach | 32 | 16 |
| Leg | 19 | 19 |
| Each shot contains 9 pellets. | ||
Advantages
- Cheap, compared to the most of the other shotguns
- Deadly at close range
- Instant kill if all pellets hit a target
- $900 kill reward in classic competitive
- The Nova has the lowest spread compared to the other shotguns
Disadvantages
- Low rate of fire
- Not very useful at long ranges
- Low pellet count
- Ineffective against armored players
- Cannot penetrate surfaces
Gameplay
Tactics
- Because of the Nova's low spread, users can easily strafe while firing at enemies. Also, if all pellets hit a target (even with full armor), it can kill the target instantly.
- This makes the Nova ideal for maps with lots of enclosed areas or tight choke-points.
- Moreover, this shotgun is slightly more suitable for medium-ranged combat. Try to aim at the head or chest and be sure to crouch.
- Be warned, however, the Nova inflicts the lowest damage for a shotgun, so be sure to take two shots when firing at unaware enemies.
- When playing in a competitive match, this is a good shotgun if the player won the previous pistol round. Enemies who lost the pistol round are unlikely to buy armor and will be easily dispatched by the Nova.
Counter-Tactics
- Avoid close proximity with enemy users!
- More powerful shotguns should give you an edge in fighting off Nova users.
- Kevlar + Helmet massively reduces damage, giving you time to return fire.
- Rifles and submachine guns is normally sufficient to counter users.
- Keep strafing; enemies with this shotgun will usually have a hard time in aiming at fast moving targets as the shotgun has a low rate of fire.
Achievements
- Weapon Specialist
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Nova Expert Kill 100 enemies with the Nova. |
Gallery
Trivia
- The Nova shares its reloading animations with the Sawed-Off and shares the same pump sound from the Sawed-Off and the MAG-7.
- The pumping sounds of the Nova are reused from Left 4 Dead 2 Pump Shotgun.
- It is somewhat odd that the Benelli Nova can also be purchased by the Terrorists in Global Offensive as the shotgun is mainly used by hunters and law-enforcers.
- On the left side of the weapon, there is a print that says 'BENETTI'. This could either be a mistype for Benelli (the manufacturer of the Nova) or intentionally done to prevent copyright infringements. The print can clearly be seen by inspecting (pressing "F" in game) the Nova.
- The Nova has the same price as the UMP-45 and the Sawed-Off.
External link
- Benelli Nova at Wikipedia.
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