From what I get from the official site is that the Zero squad wasn't shot down at all but that they got caught up in a Cyclopse system blast. Mwu was able to get out of range. For all we know there could have been another Mobius Zero pilot who could wipe the floor with Mwu.
I suspect that once SEED's run gets towards the end they'll update "spacial-awarness" to Newtype. Don't want to spoil it half way though. Either way, hopefully they'll explain everything by the end of Destiny.
Really? I've only been watching the Dub, so I hadn't gotten that far (although I think that is starting up this friday..) and thought the rest of the Mobius Squadren was snuffed out before Mwu was sent on guard duty for the ship delivering the pilots. Oh well. n.n;
I don't remmeber any mention of Mwu's squadron....in fact i forgotten what's he doing on the archangel....