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[Star Wars] Why aren’t missiles used more in starfighter dogfights?

I saw Top Gun Maverick this week (great flick, BTW), and in that movie middle lock means likely kill. But the third act gave me A New Hope vibes, and made me realize that dogfights in Star Wars almost never involve missiles. The only example I can think of are the missiles with the buzz droids in Revenge of the Sith. 

I know that the Doyalist reason for this is because Lucas based his dogfights on WWII movies, but what is the in universe reason why missiles aren’t the go to weapons in Star Wars dogfights?
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We see some use during the Clone Wars series. But the main draw back to missiles is the limited ammo. You can only carry so many missiles on the ship, but you can have basically unlimited ammo with blasters. And given the existence of shields, Star Wars dogfights are more likely to last longer, so relying on limited ammo weapon is not a good idea.