system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Kaiju movies in general] Why do fighter jets and gunships that fire on giant monsters always fly within their melee striking distance?
gpt
Without the ability to "lock on" to something, either your dumb fire a missile from a mile away at a moving target or you get as close possible and dumb fire the missile into the building sized monster, which is a much easier if more dangerous shot to make. There are missiles that are guided by a person, but it's hard for a missile to make a sharp turn, so releasing as close as possible is your best bet to hit any target.