Because I frequently look up military aircraft a lot on Wikipedia, and time and time again, I keep hearing how bombers are slower and less maneuverable than either fighters, attackers, or multirole aircraft. So does that mean that bombers are more heavily armored than the other three types of military aircraft? If not, and armor just weighs down *any* plane, why are bombers the largest, slowest, and leave maneuverable of the military aircraft, anyway?
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An exception is the Short Stirling bomber. It could out turn fighter planes but had other compromises.
Basically the greater the wing area, the more lift is generated. It will climb faster (generate more lift) but the compromise is slower horizontal speed and slower turns
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