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For my part as GM, I don't disagree with anything you've done; you took initative and behaved in character, and also did what was sensible with the a/c you have. Ryan wouldn't complain too much as it made sense from a tactical point of view and he did urge Xi to engage targets and his words were 'scare' the big targets for himself and Ranger 2, rather than engage them - and it would be redundant and less-than productive for him to get up in anyone's face for taking out the enemy. Plus it wouldn't be in character for him either. 
As the GM, I'm not going to argue with it; it made sense, it's been done, and it keeps us moving in the right direction, so I have no problem with it, and I don't really see why anyone else should either. There are more than enough targets to go around for all of us to tangle with at the moment.