Yeah, that's the only justification given. The protagonist is have their units numbered in a little over 100 (+100 or so spread across the world), compare to 1500+ that of PT and even beyond that for Tabane.
On the other hand, the protagonist occupy entire Australia for themselves, abundance of exotic materials allow them to go overboard with their tech (even those that considered 'conventional'). As Saruyama put it "Australian shit rare metals"
Of course, this itself cause a problem when FNC portray themselves as "Noble Extremist" that fought both Tabane and Aliens, and the Protagonist have the "Terrorist vs Freedom Fighter" Dilemma. Well, until Autumn slip a little anyway.....
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