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A reactive armor that includes a tube; end caps installed on the ends of the tube; a plurality of impacters included inside of the tube; explosive included between the impacters and between the end caps and the impacters; and one or more passages, wherein the passages provide communication such that

A reactive armor that includes a tube; end caps installed on the ends of the tube; a plurality of impacters included inside of the tube; explosive included between the impacters and between the end caps and the impacters; and one or more passages, wherein the passages provide communication such that when a threat ruptures the tube, the propellant is progressively ignited from the rupture; and, except for the rupture that results from intrusion of the threat, the tube remains essentially intact.

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1. A reactive armor comprising: a tube;end caps installed on the ends of the tube;a plurality of impacters included inside of the tube, each impacter having one or more passages formed therethrough;explosive included between the impacters and between the end caps and the impacters; anda communicatio

1. A reactive armor comprising: a tube;end caps installed on the ends of the tube;a plurality of impacters included inside of the tube, each impacter having one or more passages formed therethrough;explosive included between the impacters and between the end caps and the impacters; anda communication modifier positioned in an entrance of each passage of each impacter, each communication modifier comprising a shaped charge held in place by a strut;wherein, each of said passages provides communication such that when a threat ruptures the tube, the explosive is progressively ignited from the rupture, and except for the rupture that results from intrusion of the threat, the tube remains essentially intact; andwherein, in response to the ignition of the explosive, each shaped charge is sequentially ignited as the ignition of the explosive progresses through the passages, each shaped charge generating a jet and a slug that are directed into and seal, wholly or in part, the passage in which the shaped charge is positioned. 2. The reactive armor of claim 1, wherein the tube and the end caps are formed from at least one of steel, aluminum, composite, cermet, and ceramic. 3. The reactive armor of claim 1, wherein the impacters are formed from at least one of steel, titanium, aluminum, composite, cermet, and ceramic. 4. The reactive armor of claim 1, wherein the impacters further comprise tapered, cone shaped with narrow end inwardly oriented hollowed out regions at one or both ends of the impacter. 5. The reactive armor of claim 4, wherein the impacters are substantially adjacent. 6. The reactive armor of claim 1, wherein the reactive armor further comprises an end sleeve positioned inside of the tube and between the outermost impacter and the end cap. 7. The reactive armor of claim 1, wherein each shaped charge has an outside diameter in the range of 5% to 25% of the outside diameter of the impacter.