What is the difference between concealment and cover in terms of protection?

• A. They are the same
• B. Concealment does not offer protection like cover can
• C. Concealment provides more protection than cover
• D. Cover only blocks observation

Answer: (B)

Concealment versus cover comes down to what you gain from each. Concealment hides you from being seen, but it doesn’t stop bullets or fragments from reaching you. Cover, on the other hand, is physical protection that can interrupt or absorb incoming fire. So concealment does not offer the same level of protection that cover can provide. The idea is that you can be unseen behind concealment, but real protection only comes from something that can stop or deflect projectiles, which is what cover does. The other options misstate the relationship: they either say they’re the same, or that concealment is more protective, or that cover only blocks observation. None of those capture the fact that concealment hides you without stopping fire, while cover offers actual protection.