Just curious, is the plan to "take over a flag" or "remove/destroy" a flag?
Destroying a flag seems a bit extreme, especially a high level one. If a base is raided, the flag destroyed and requires the original owner to plant a new level 1 flag and use new respect to get it back to the former level.... most people won't bother. That will simply drive people off servers.
Rather see a mechanic where people can "take over a flag" for a reset, requiring the original owners to take it back, but retaining the previous flag levels. Perhaps capturing the flag can give the attackers a respect reward, and spawn a crate with a tool that lasts one reset for "unlocking" a safe.
Just curious what the devs come up with.