They would take advantage of the Italian surrender to capture the port and establish anti-aircraft defences.
Poor fire discipline by the anti-aircraft defences did the rest.
This fear was based on expectations for high numbers of crash landings and encounters with anti-aircraft defences.
Two of the bombers were shot down by the German anti-aircraft defences.
At this time he constructed a couple of his most successful inventions for military anti-aircraft defence.
A Maunsell army fort was erected here for anti-aircraft defence in 1943.
Indeed, it was the sole anti-aircraft defence of many ships.
Durango had no anti-aircraft defence, and only minor other defences.
It was hoped that this success could be repeated if U-boats were given better anti-aircraft defences.
In spite of nightfighers and anti-aircraft defences the He 111s continued to get through to their targets.