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An armor system in which a plurality of constraint cells are mounted on a surface of a substrate, which is metal armor plate or a similar tough material, such that the cells almost completely cover the surface of the substrate. Each constraint cell has a projectile-receiving wall parallel to the sub

An armor system in which a plurality of constraint cells are mounted on a surface of a substrate, which is metal armor plate or a similar tough material, such that the cells almost completely cover the surface of the substrate. Each constraint cell has a projectile-receiving wall parallel to the substrate surface and has sides which are perpendicular to and surround the perimeter of the receiving wall. The cells are mounted such that, in one embodiment, the substrate surface serves as a sixth side or closure for each cell. Each cell has inside of it a plate, termed the front plate, which is parallel to and in contact with substantially all of the inside surface of the receiving wall. The balance of each cell is completely filled with a projectile-abrading material, which is a ceramic material in particulate form dispersed in a polymeric matrix.

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An armor system comprised of: a. a plurality of constraint cells, each cell being comprised of a hollow rectangular parallelepiped having a projectile-receiving wall and lacking a wall opposite said receiving wall; b. a substrate having a first surface on which said constraint cells are disposed suc

An armor system comprised of: a. a plurality of constraint cells, each cell being comprised of a hollow rectangular parallelepiped having a projectile-receiving wall and lacking a wall opposite said receiving wall; b. a substrate having a first surface on which said constraint cells are disposed such that said first substrate surface is substantially covered by constraint cells and provides a closure wall for each constraint cell; c. a front plate located inside each constraint cell, parallel to and in contact with substantially all of the interior surface of said receiving wall; and d. projectile-abrading filler material which occupies all of the interior volume of each constraint cell except that volume occupied by said front plate, where said projectile-abrading filler material is a ceramic material in particulate form dispersed in a polymeric material.