(DoD) A target the enemy commander requires for the successful completion of the mission. The loss of high-value targets would be expected to seriously degrade important enemy functions throughout the friendly commander's area of interest. Also called HVT. See also high-payoff target; target.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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