Direct
Grade
Grade verb - To arrange or assign according to type.
Both words in one sentence
- When Sovereign attacks Eden Prime, it takes a direct broadside from a GDI orbital defense platform, which has six dreadnought-grade ion cannons on it, without blinking.
Source: Fanfic / Renegade -
The Archangel also features laminate armor which can take several direct hits from mobile suit grade beam weapons before being compromised.
Source: Anime / Mobile Suit Gundam SEED -
OL rectified this with a high-grade defensive magical amulet from Atlantis, but that only protects him from direct magical attacks, leaving magic-users one of his worst match-ups.
Source: Fanfic / With This Ring
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