The not so gentle Art of Defencing.

[Pac-Fish]

If you build a sandbag while under fire wont you take x3 damage

[Cranialwizard]

Yes, but the time it takes to build a sandbag at range against 2 rifles whom can actually fire is definitely worth it if you can't find cover period.

[Pac-Fish]

IIRC it takes about 4 seconds to build one

[Otto Halfhand]

They offer the same cover values, but the longer the wall the easier it is for your troops to use that cover effectively. Building a 1x1 is often done in a rush to protect a Volk squad from a Riflesquad in a house when they can not find sufficient cover at range.

I may be wrong here but it seems moving a squad to green cover actually puts the entire squad in green cover. At least that's what color cover is shown for the squad even though individual soldiers may be in the road.
I think the 1x1 sandbag builds the argument for giving Strelky a defencing ability. They are good at medium and long range but at close range PG/AG's rip em up.

[Pac-Fish]

Be careful just where your squad is. Even if they stand in front of a wall of sandbags, it will have a green symbol. BUT they will not have the bonus due to direction. Thats why flanking works well. It negates the cover even though the symbol is green.

[GodlikeDennis]

Green cover is directional and is applied on a person by person basis.

[Trooper425]

So building a 1x1 of sandbags won't provide cover for more than 2 or 3 of your Volks... I assume the shield icon represents the most common cover value for the unit then.

[Walentin 'Walki' L.]

So building a 1x1 of sandbags won't provide cover for more than 2 or 3 of your Volks... I assume the shield icon represents the most common cover value for the unit then.

It presents the avarage amount of soldiers in cover or if more as the half are behind for example a sandbag.