GregP
Major
I was wrong here ... I was thinking of the Steppes .... and wrote Siberia. It still won't make a hell of a lot of difference when you impact something whether it is trees or grassy dirt. A stall out of a steep turn isn't gliding in for a forced landing, it is a nose-low impact, at speed, with the wings a LONG way from level. The point was low-altitude turning fights with either the Fw 190 or the Bf 109, not terrrain.
Maybe we could concentrae on the point as it applies to aircraft combat. I couldn't care less what the terrain is like, though I am sure there are non-wooded grassy meadows scattered in Siberia. They might have disppeared and been replaced with all trees, and it is meaningless to the discussion.
I've wandered off-subject before, but never so far as what the proper shrubbery is. This is like pushing a cat into a bag ... ergo no further interest.
Maybe we could concentrae on the point as it applies to aircraft combat. I couldn't care less what the terrain is like, though I am sure there are non-wooded grassy meadows scattered in Siberia. They might have disppeared and been replaced with all trees, and it is meaningless to the discussion.
I've wandered off-subject before, but never so far as what the proper shrubbery is. This is like pushing a cat into a bag ... ergo no further interest.