| mil. | military object | военный объект (A military object is a valid object for attack because it offers some form of military advantage if it is destroyed or neutralized – by D.M. MacInnis; Although these attacks will, first of all, be aimed at military objects, such as enemy aerodromes, industrial centres, munition factories, main traffic centres, etc., they will at the same time bring disaster to the civil population – Hawera Star (NZ); The principle of distinction or differentiation requires that legitimate military objects, such as combatants and military installations and equipment, be distinguished from non-military objects, such as civilians and cultural property – by Craig J.S. Forrest; Most large military objects such as artillery pieces and vehicles contain large amounts of metal and ferrous or iron based metal is the most common metal in military materials – Official Magazine of SSAA Militaria Collectors Association of Tasmania Tamerlane) |
