What is going on with my war? (Golden Rainbow)

why do i lose LOADS of troops in my attacks agains a president-free country? this is the second country i attack and i have WAAAAY too many loses. in my first war this didn't happen.
what is going on?
thanks in advance!

Your attack has been launched. The The United Kingdom of Basilka forces lost 3 anti aircraft missile batteries, 4 missile interceptor batteries, 12 defensive missile batteries, 20 armored vehicles, 20 jeeps, 20 artillery and 20 tanks. The United Kingdom of Basilka forces used 43 missile interceptors in the defense. The United Kingdom of Basilka lost 56 soldiers and 121 were wounded. The unit Laylenia of Adielia lost 149 ANTI TANK MISSILE BATTERIES, 19 mid range missile batteries and 584 HEAVY TANKS. The attack may have been reduced or eliminated by Anti Missile Missiles. Laylenia lost 1 or more trucks, gasoline and military supplies. Adielia lost 509 soldiers and 1316 were wounded. The United Kingdom of Basilka defense was assisted by the Brown and Garrison TG1949 unit.

you have to take out the countries airforce defense units.

Did you take out the air defense first?

i did attack the airforce defense units once, but with disastrous results. the second time:

200 interceptors + 200 helis <- the enemy
vs.
816 fighter planes <- me

result? enemy lost 128 helicopters and 22 interceptors; i lost 346 fighter planes. this is prohibitive! i can't afford to do this over and over again... what should i do?
thank you!


Your attack has been launched. The unit Callanda of The United Kingdom of Basilka lost 128 helicopters and 22 interceptors. Callanda lost 1 or more trucks, gasoline and military supplies. The United Kingdom of Basilka lost 163 soldiers and 370 were wounded. The unit Harun Abrashild of Adielia lost 346 fighter planes. The attack may have been reduced or eliminated by Anti Missile Missiles and the unit did not receive any ground support. Harun Abrashild lost 1 or more trucks, gasoline and military supplies. Adielia lost 1799 soldiers and 4249 were wounded. The United Kingdom of Basilka defense was assisted by the Brown unit.

you should try moving your land units closer to the air defense units that will make your air attacks more effective against interceptors and helis

the game also makes the first attack on a country much easier then subsequent ones...

some more questions...
1. do anti-missile missiles really exist? because i can't find them anywhere on the market.
2. same question regarding TANKS. just tanks, not light nor heavy. needed for defense division...
3. how can i increase the number of fortifications in my country? where do i find those products?

and thank you all so very much for the information provided! it was indeed very helpful and appreciated

1. Yes, missle intercepters "intercept the missles"
Defensive missles return fire.

2. Well, there is only light or Heavy. Light refers to defensive. Since you said defensive I'll go with that. 3600 Light Tanks. I don't agree with that setup but this is not the time nor the place.

3. I highly recommend against forts in your main country. It's an unneeded cost. Your main is not for war on GR. If you feel the need to anyways, or you have a war slave, go to "Purchase Defensive weapons".
Make sure you have money to spend.


Since people don't tend to attack noobs (you don't have anything we want) you may want to build yourself economically first. This will allow you to be able to support a military.
Poobah

When attacking a C3's air force, target a town (the little red houses) or county (the little yellow houses) and "attack defenses" with your fighter division. This ensures that your fighters only engage the C3's air force and aren't subjected to anti-aircraft missiles from the ground.
Also, group some attack drones with your fighters. These are targeted first by the enemy air force and are cheaper to replace than fighter planes.
Additionally, I recommend not using ground units to attack defenses because losses are high. Use a bombing wing consisting of some precision bombers and attack drones to clear defenses first and then use your tanks to blow up the undefended cities.

thank you all so very much for the answers!