Munitions Empire

Chapter 1146: Complicated coordination of 1066

“Why do the Tang people have aircraft near South Island? I want to know why!” Shenwu Zhong was so angered by the turn of the battle that he was gnashing his teeth.

He and the entire Mirage Country high command had been firmly convinced before the outbreak of war that they would achieve air superiority on the battlefield. Therefore, the Mirage Country forces had hardly worked on air defense, which was also the reason they were able to conserve resources to focus efforts elsewhere.

Because there was no need to produce so many anti-aircraft guns and searchlights, Mirage Country was able to afford the production of so many bombers and fighter jets.

Because the infantry soldiers did not need to build air raid shelters or undergo air defense training, they had been able to build many fortifications, allowing troops to have richer combat experience when facing the enemy.

Under limited resources, the national defense construction project of such magnitude that Mirage Country was able to complete relied on the firm belief that their Zero Fighters would play a critical role at the decisive moment.

But now, Shenwu Zhong realized he was wrong, terribly wrong: except for the Great Southern Bay, which had a few anti-aircraft defense positions, his defensive line was almost as defenseless against air attacks as if it were completely naked.

His troops had not undergone air defense training, lacked proper air defense weapons and equipment, and did not even have camouflaged nets or covered trenches.

In order to build more bunkers, over half of the bunkers in the Mirage Country’s defensive fortifications were actually uncovered… Facing air bombardment, these bunkers were incredibly vulnerable.

All these shoddily constructed bunkers and trenches were the reason Mirage Country was able to build so many defense lines in just over half a year.