I'm trying to build a good defensive war and have a few questions for the veteran managers out there:

1) Does anyone know if stacking strength gives a bonus to defense at all?
2) I know agility boosts defense, but doesn't high encumbrance eliminate that benefit?
3) Does LAAF recover some of that defensive boost from agility for highly encumbered wars?
4) Is it better to stack +defense gear or +agility gear for defense?
5) About how much defense does one point in agility give anyway?
6) Do any other stats effect defense?

That's a lot more questions than I started the thread with...but fire away!