▁The ▁castle ▁retained ▁sevent een ▁of ▁them , ▁as ▁historian ▁Co ad ▁states , ▁w ired ▁up ▁together ▁" like ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁elder ly ▁bl under b uss es ", ▁but ▁the ▁fort ▁dep ended ▁on ▁its ▁newer ▁quick - f iring ▁weapons . ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁Hur st ' s ▁arm ament ▁was ▁controlled ▁from ▁Need les ▁B atter y , ▁where ▁a ▁Fire ▁Command ▁Post , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁te legraph y , ▁had ▁been ▁established . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁guns ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁castle , ▁which ▁was ▁passed ▁into ▁the ▁national ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Works ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁although ▁some ▁modern isation ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁fort ification ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁The ▁" low ▁light " ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁iron ▁l ighth ouse ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Hur st ▁was ▁re - ar med ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁with ▁two ▁ 1 2 - p ound er ▁( 5 . 4   kg ) ▁guns ▁and ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight ▁R if les ▁was ▁station ed ▁there , ▁controlled ▁from ▁the ▁Fire ▁Control ▁Need les . ▁Search light s ▁and ▁two ▁more ▁ 6 - p ound er ▁( 5 . 4   kg ) ▁guns ▁followed ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁when