Complex sentence: As a result, the infrastructures on the islands, especially those for communication were severely damaged, despite the casualties being minimal, and the local Nationalist garrison was forced to use unencrypted radios to communicate with Taiwan and among themselves.
Split into simpler sentences: As a result, the infrastructures on the islands, especially those for communication were severely damaged. Despite the casualties being minimal, and the local Nationalist garrison was forced to use unencrypted radios to communicate with Taiwan and among themselves.