First off, trying to take cover under some cartoon foliage IMO is not an exploit. I have never heard of a "foliage exploit" if this is true I have never heard of it and please feel free to fill me in.
Note: now I have heard of people hiding thier tanks in the sides of shore batteries, but I have
NEVER done this myself nor know how to, nor do I want to.
2nd, I think you can have yourself a little poll and ask the MA how many times Moil and crew have been bombed and carpet bombed and ask how many times we "towered out" Go right ahead, I dare ya.
If there's any one person or squad that has been on the receiving end of bombs for the last five years it's been us.
As to your other quote "being a whimp" for towering out, please, IMO that is a slightly gamey move, and the dive bombing Lanc's 100' off the ground isn't????
3rd, in WW2 there was a hell of a lot more ground soldiers, AA crews, tank platoons and so forth. I guess we'd have to call them no where near brave enough to be a man cuz they wern't in a plane?

BTW, I do up planes, quite frenquently I might add. I just do not have the interest in A/C that I do GV's and AA guns.