Does anybody know for sure if your defense score provides any benefit against being raided (versus being attacked)? I've put a lot of time and resources into defense, but lately I've been raided by people who should not have been able to pull it off based on their attack vs. my defense. (and yes, I know about attack and defense points, and without giving away any national secrets suffice it to say trust me, I've taken that into account).

If your defense score doesn't factor into raids, then what does? I could care less about getting attacked. Raids are the only reason I've spent a virtual fortune on defense. If it's not going to keep me from getting raided by relative pee-wees then I can spend my resources on attack and at least take some revenge.