Hardness 07 : A property of a target; measured by the power needed per unit area to destroy the target by means of a directed-energy weapon. A hard target is more difficult to kill than a soft target.
Federation of American Scientists, Glossary of Acronyms and Terms, Washington, DC,USA 2004. https://fas.org/pubs/_docs/10072004163905.pdf, (DPrep - Amer) {1003}