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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Modern planes rely on redundant systems, sacrificial placement of lesser systems, and targeted armoring. For example the control lines are duplicated and don’t run next to each other (redundancy). Radio placed outside flight computer to give the computer higher chances (sacrificial placement). Ceramic armor plates just below and around air crew in cargo planes and helos. In this photo you can see the armor around the seat https://images.app.goo.gl/7DVYbcakUicwJxzE7
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