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When discussing a live fire environment, it is important to understand the concept of cover versus concealment. Something that is '''cover''' will hide you from view ''and'' stop a bullet. Something that is '''concealment''' will hide you from view but will ''not'' stop a bullet. Commonly used examples of the difference would be that a large rock is cover while bushes are concealment. However, keep in mind that things can be solid, fully opaque,<ref>Not able to be seen through.</ref> and still be ''just'' concealment.   

A common idea shown in media is that a car door will stop bullets. Aside from vehicles designed to be armored, of which even most police vehicles are not, a car door will ''not'' stop a bullet, and so in that scenario the door is concealment. The same goes even for (non-brick) walls {{Emdash}} the walls of most modern residential buildings will likely not stop a bullet, and thus are concealment.  

In video games, walls, car doors, and the like being represented as true cover is typically because it's expected video game behavior and easier to develop. However, understand Arma does ''not'' follow this trend. Bullets can and will go through non-armored cars, (some) walls, and other kinds of material.