The cross bracings are slenderly withstanding tension forces only, and they are not the compression forces which provides the necessary lateral stability mainly depends upon the direction of the loading.
Whereas the single diagonal bracings are designed to resist both tension forces as well as compression forces. In this, there is s diagonal member that is inserted into the rectangular areas of the structural frame that is good for the stabilization of the frame.
The bracing systems are placed at a near 45 degrees for an efficient system, and this arrangement is strong and compact.
The vertical bracings are mainly designed to resists the high wind loads and the horizontal forces acting.
A minimum of two vertical planes in each of the orthogonal directions are provided to prevents the disproportionate collapse. The more number of the vertical planes of the bracings that are installed helps to improve the structural stability.