1. Anti-aircraft and close defence weapons were mainly from Second World War era or older. 2. They have developed close defence and security ties since establishing diplomatic relations in 1992. 3. For close defence , it had two 8 mm M4 machine guns and three gun carriages. 4. This led to closer defence ties with the US, including negotiations for the sale of weapons. 5. The 64 pounder muzzle loaders for close defence . 6. Two machine guns were fitted for close defence . 7. Barrages in close defence , so effectively that three enemy aircraft were destroyed and the gun positions survived. 8. Gunloops for handguns ran around both the basement, the ground floor and the first floor for close defence . 9. Lighter 57mm guns provided close defence . 10. Field guns were used on both the land front and as anti-landing and close defence weapons on the coastal forts.