Hitting
Slug
Slug verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In The Pride Of Parahumans the protagonists' ship uses coilguns to deflect meteors because "hitting a stray rock with a fast-moving iron slug tended to get it out of the way a lot faster than melting it with a beam of concentrated light." Also, they're cheaper.
Source: Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better
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