The problem was that the only place available to mount additional guns was in the wings.
Further, existing antiaircraft weapons had been moved higher up on the ship and supplemented by additional guns.
Conditions in the fort grew dire as the Union soldiers rushed to complete the installation of additional guns.
When the commissioner called back, he agreed to the 1,000 additional guns.
In 1941, additional anti-aircraft guns were installed to increase her training capacity.
As a result, an additional five guns were ordered.
An additional 19 guns will be bought directly from American production lines to enable a total of six batteries.
This saved enough weight that four additional six-inch guns could be added.
An additional gun, making a total of 13, was added to offset this deficiency.
And having many additional guns floating around an airport just can't be a good idea.