HEAT...Re: New 'electrical active' Armour to defeat hand held anti-tank rounds

At 7:29 PM +0200 9/14/02, Oerjan Ohlson wrote:
>
><sigh> There is nothing "plasma-like" about the metal jet from a HEAT
round.
[snip]

>>the plasma 'makes' the electrical circuit which then disrupts the 
>>plasma jet to such an extent that its effectiveness is 
>>significantly degraded.
>
>Once again, there is no such thing as a "plasma jet" from a HEAT 
>warhead. Fortunately for the operation of this electrical armour, 
>metal doesn't need to be in a plasma state in order to close a 
>circuit.

Ok, sorry to drag up an old conversation here. What is the jet from a 
shaped charge. What material state best describes it and it's 
characteristics?
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