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(military) The neutralization of an incoming munition by destroying it rather than avoiding it.

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hard kill

Source Word

hard kill

Noun

uncountable

(military) The neutralization of an incoming munition by destroying it rather than avoiding it.

Japanese Meaning

（軍事用語）迎撃対象の弾薬やミサイルを、回避ではなく直接破壊することで無力化する行為

The ship's last line of defense was a hard kill against incoming missiles.

その艦の最後の防衛手段は、飛来するミサイルを破壊して無力化することだった。

Sense（1）

(military) The neutralization of an incoming munition by destroying it rather than avoiding it.

Coordinate term: soft kill