first surface may comprise a strike plate 115 configured to reduce the projectile velocity upon impact next the projectile may be further slowed and its trajectory altered by the energy absorbing filler layer 120 the projectile may cause a section of the armor to react dynamically to the projectile 39 s impact and cause the force absorbing material 140 to absorb force upon impact the force absorbing material 140 may be configured to flex from a first position dynamically when impacted by a blast projectile or projectile fragment this material may be configured to recoil substantially to a first position after a projectile impact if the projectile has enough velocity the projectile will ultimately strike the back strike plate 150 in another representative embodiment referring to fig2 deflection materials 130 may be located such that a projectile may make contact with them should the projectiles penetrate through the first surface layer 110 these deflection materials 130 or embedded obliquities may redirect the force and or direction of the projectile away from the surface or materials the armor is protecting this generally results in force being dissipated and directed away from the protected surface post projectile impact the absorbing filler layer 120 and or force absorbing material 140 will reform relocating the deflection materials 130 substantially back to their original locations in yet another embodiment referring to fig3 a and 3b the first surface layer 110 may comprise the forward facing plane of the absorbing filler layer 120 these segmented protective elements generally react dynamically to projectile impacts upon impact the projectile is slowed by impacting the absorbing filler layer.