Their(TTLAs) protection doesn't fully extend to Reddings mines anyway. I've witnessed many a gruesome death to an SMG to the face... 
Yes, I have to admit we underestimated enemy forces.
Redding is still in the hand of Chosen Soldiers or Rogues. And therefore, it's harder to hunt outlaws in mines (still we still try to do it but it's not enough).
In a near future, we will be fully operational.
Justice will prevail! (
soon)
But damn, it's not the subject of this topic!
Don't want to break the Abitbol monks serenity