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Why make cover over complicated than it already is? What Hit Modifier would you make for units shooting through other units?

There's no need for excessive modifiers.

A universal +5 Cover Save is fine. It makes sense when Going to Ground confers a +6 Cover Save, so sitting in area terrain or behind a wall wouldn't be too safe, but better than ducking, so +5 sounds about right.

Unless it was a fortification or bunker, where it can be a +4 instead.

Just bump up the Cover Save from +4 to +5.

I think a unit should only get cover if it's 3/4 covered, but still get the 4+ That way, cover wouldn't be so prevalent, but would still be effective. There are times when a mob of 30 ork boys are in cover because 16 of them are behind a rock thus I am less likely to hit them than I am a squad of 3 out in the open. That doesn't really make sense. So I think cover should only effect units at the 3/4 range.

The 5+ completely ruins things for the GEQ, as cover was their main form of save. It goes from "Ducking behind this metal building, since it's safer than being hit" to "Take the hit or duck, you're as likely to die either way"

moom241 wrote:The 5+ completely ruins things for the GEQ, as cover was their main form of save. It goes from "Ducking behind this metal building, since it's safer than being hit" to "Take the hit or duck, you're as likely to die either way"

Meh, Vets can take Camo Cloaks or Carapace anyway, and most weapons sans Ork guns and Lasguns penetrate 5+ armour saves, so in the end cover is still beneficial. It is a big hit to the Guard, but the army is still a very good army.