History Main / DeployableCover

* In Games Workshop's ''{{Lord of the Rings}}'' Strategy Game, Corsair Arbalesters carry around big wooden pavises.
** The ''WarhammerFantasy'' Siege Rules allow archer units to carry pavises.
* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has rules that allow a tower shield to be planted, meaning the user sacrifices all actions and the shield's usual bonus to AC and takes full cover (untargetable, although enemies can certainly aim for the shield) instead.

* This piece of equipment in ''{{Halo}} 3'' is the TropeNamer. You just tossed it out and it would throw up a shield that you could shoot through while blocking your enemies' shots.

* In Games Workshop's Lord of the Rings Strategy Game, Corsair Arbalesters carry around big wooden pavises.

* In ''{{Borderlands}}'', the Soldier's turret features an energy shield, as well as [[CaptainObvious shooting things]].

* Girders in ''{{Worms}}'' can be deployed absolutely anywhere on the map and sort of magically spring into existence, and can be used for a certain degree of cover wherever it is needed.

* Eldar guardians in ''{{DawnOfWar}} 2'' may deploy energy shields.

* DungeonsAndDragons has rules that allow a tower shield to be planted, meaning the user sacrifices all actions and the shield's usual bonus to AC and takes full cover (untargetable, although enemies can certainly aim for the shield) instead.

** StarcraftII ups the ante with sentries, the premiere defensive units of the Protoss. Their standard defense, the force field can be used to prevent melee units from getting up close and to keep ranged units out of attack range when you pair them up with Colossi. Their secondary defense the guardian shield reduces incoming damage to great effect since it does so over a wide area.

* ''Game/{{Unreal}}'' featured a forcefield item that could be activated to seal off a doorway or provide cover in a gunfight.

** It also had the ''Bubble Shield'', a form of deployable cover that created a sphere of protection 4m in diameter to wherever it was tossed. It could be walked through, but anything thrown or fired at it was unable to penetrate, even your own shots. Halo Reach included it as an armor ability, also making it smaller.

* This piece of equipment in ''{{Halo}} 3'' is the TropeNamer.

* ''{{Halo}} 3'' had a piece of equipment actually ''called'' Deployable Cover. You just tossed it out and it would throw up a shield that you could shoot through while blocking your enemies' shots.
** It also had the ''Bubble Shield'', a form of deployable cover that created a sphere of protection 4m in diameter to wherever it was tossed. It could be walked through, but anything thrown or fired at it was unable to penetrate, even your own shots. Halo Reach included it as an armor ability, also making it smaller.

* The original ''{{Unreal}}'' featured a forcefield item that could be activated to seal off a doorway or provide cover in a gunfight.

* When dismounted, troops can use friendly vehicles, such as [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier Infantry Fighting Vehicles]] and [[TankGoodness tanks]] as cover during gunfights. This way they can have some protection from the small arms fire that likely makes up the majority of any fight, and are better able to pick off [[GlassCannon anyone carrying an anti-tank weapon]].

* When dismounted, troops can use friendly vehicles, such as [[AwesomePersonelCarriers Infantry Fighting Vehicles]] and [[TankGoodness tanks]] as cover during gunfights. This way they can have some protection from the small arms fire that likely makes up the majority of any fight, and are better able to pick off [[GlassCannon anyone carrying an anti-tank weapon]].

* When dismounted, troops can use friendly vehicles, such as [[AwesomePersonnelCarriers Infantry Fighting Vehichles]] and [[TankGoodness tanks]] as cover during gunfights. This way they can have some protection from the small arms fire that likely makes up the majority of any fight, and are better able to pick off [[GlassCannon anyone carrying an anti-tank weapon]].