Sandbags v.s. walls...

I always suspected that Sandbags are more penetrable than walls, but i was never sure...
Coh: Sandbags versus walls
Any thoughts?

Kinda obvious

If you are referring to the fact that bullets pass through bags of sand much better than stone, then yes, it's obvious. But this is a game, and i thought they were supposed to provide the same amount of cover. ???

While walls provide more of a "Super Heavy" Cover compared to sandbags, it was surprising how long it took to suppress even the sandbag infantry. Building sandbags is better than nothing though. If you don't have a wall sandbags will do.

Cranialwizard wrote:
Walls provide more of a "Super Heavy" Cover compared to sandbags

As compared to slit trenches which must be "Mega Heavy" cover! :)

Paladin88 wrote:

Cranialwizard wrote:
Walls provide more of a "Super Heavy" Cover compared to sandbags

As compared to slit trenches which must be "Mega Heavy" cover! :)

While they (Trenches) can't support weapons teams like MGs or Mortars, they are omni-directional, giving them their "Mega Cover" I suppose.

+1

pariah wrote:
If you are referring to the fact that bullets pass through bags of sand much better than stone, then yes, it's obvious. But this is a game, and i thought they were supposed to provide the same amount of cover. ???

I thought the same.... well, it's kinda balanced, because you can't build a wall, but you can build sandbags anywhere.

can you destroy sandbags with schreks n zookas like you can walls?

No you can't.

What happens if you build sandbags in front of walls?

Seeme wrote:
No you can't.

What happens if you build sandbags in front of walls?

Yes, you defiantly can.

Nades', Shrecks, Zookas', Mortars, Arty, and Tanks can destroy sandbags. Anything I miss?

Sandbags have a large amount of health, which leads you to believe they're like an indestructible heavy cover provider. All it takes is a little focus fire.

The heavier light vehicles, such as Pumas, Greyhounds and Halftracks can destroy Sandbags by running them over. And each piece counts as a building kill, too.

I can't help but wonder, though - How do walls and buildable Sandbags compare to map sandbags?

I think they both give the same amount of cover, but map bags can't be targeted, so only weapons with attack ground or concentrated fire or crush can destroy them.

Well, it takes a full 4 hit shoots, which means it also misses a lot, so I consider it a No.

Technically you can, so it's a yes; It's just hard to do. ;)

Seeme wrote:
What happens if you build sandbags in front of walls?

It seems to reduce the received damage  from direct fire weapons to the walls; ie bunkers and outposts. Perhaps by absorption?

Probably, seems like an accurate assumption.

I never knew that that various green/heavy cover has different modifiers, you think there'd be more written about that. I wonder if light cover is the same way

Maybe, but don't forget light cover is omnidirectional in most cases. I always thought a barrel or a pile of boxes was better than a wood fence.

Cranialwizard wrote:
Maybe, but don't forget light cover is omnidirectional in most cases. I always thought a barrel or a pile of boxes was better than a wood fence.

It does seem like light cover is multidirectional in cases of piled obstructions. I'm not sure omnidirectional is an accurate term. In any case wooden fences appear to give good cover, but only when fired at from across them. Does anyone know how the chicken wire fences affect cover? Barbed wire doesn't appear to be a barrier.