Even if that's true, then wouldn't that mean that any impact is now distributed, and the severity of any individual impact is now mitigated? If any kinetic ene

Even if that's true, then wouldn't that mean that any impact is now distributed, and the severity of any individual impact is now mitigated? If any kinetic energy can be divided and distributed amongst multiple projectiles (rather than a single point), then doesn't that lessen its severity?