Recently, I have been in a couple of games during which my only gun was destroyed. I stayed in the game to draw fire away from my wingmen, but this gave an easy 25 points to our opponents. In an open game do you prefer to play for points or kills? If kills are more important then perhaps having a wingman hang around to distract the enemy would make the game more enjoyable. If you are playing for points, I can see where a player might prefer that their wingmen who are eligible to "retire with honor" clear the skies to keep the easy 25 point bonus from going to the enemy. What do you think?