Why are the enemy NPC jets not attacking?

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I am fairly new to all of this so my script might be far from perfect, Anyways I am trying to make a script with enemy jets that would attack the player but they only seem to just fly around, They do not shoot guns or missile lock the player? Am I missing something?

local npcJets = {} -- Table to store jets
local attackRange = 1000.0 -- Distance within which the jets will attack
local jetModel = "hydra" -- Jet model to be used
local attackInterval = 5000 -- How often the jets attack (in milliseconds)
local jetsEnabled = false -- Toggle for enabling/disabling jet attack

-- Function to spawn an NPC jet with a pilot
function spawnNPCJet()
    local playerPed = PlayerPedId()
    local playerCoords = GetEntityCoords(playerPed)
    local model = GetHashKey(jetModel)

    -- Check if the jet model is loaded
    RequestModel(model)
    while not HasModelLoaded(model) do
        Citizen.Wait(500)
    end

    -- Spawn the jet at a random location near the player
    local jet = CreateVehicle(model, playerCoords.x + math.random(-200, 200), playerCoords.y + math.random(-200, 200), playerCoords.z, math.random(0, 360), true, false)

    -- Check if the vehicle was created successfully
    if DoesEntityExist(jet) then
        SetVehicleDoorsLocked(jet, 2) -- Lock the jet doors
        SetEntityAsMissionEntity(jet, true, true) -- Mark the vehicle as mission entity
        
        local pilotModel = GetHashKey("mp_m_freemode_01")
        
        -- Request the pilot model
        RequestModel(pilotModel)
        while not HasModelLoaded(pilotModel) do
            Citizen.Wait(500)
        end

        -- Create the NPC pilot inside the jet (as the driver)
        local pilotPed = CreatePedInsideVehicle(jet, 4, pilotModel, -1, true, true)

        -- Check if the pilot is created successfully
        if DoesEntityExist(pilotPed) then
            -- Ensure the NPC pilot is set to combat the player
            TaskCombatPed(pilotPed, playerPed, 0, 16)
            -- Task to fly towards the player
            TaskVehicleDriveToCoord(pilotPed, jet, playerCoords.x, playerCoords.y, playerCoords.z, 150.0, 0, GetEntityModel(jet), 262144, 1.0, true)
            print("Jet and pilot spawned successfully!") -- Debug message
        else
            print("Failed to create pilot.") -- Debug message
        end

        table.insert(npcJets, jet)
    else
        print("Failed to spawn jet.") -- Debug message
    end
end

-- Function to make the jets attack the player
function attackPlayerWithJets()
    local playerPed = PlayerPedId()
    local playerCoords = GetEntityCoords(playerPed)

    for _, jet in ipairs(npcJets) do
        if DoesEntityExist(jet) then
            local jetCoords = GetEntityCoords(jet)
            local distance = Vdist(playerCoords.x, playerCoords.y, playerCoords.z, jetCoords.x, jetCoords.y, jetCoords.z)

            if distance < attackRange then
                local pilotPed = GetPedInVehicleSeat(jet, -1) -- Get the pilot of the jet
                if DoesEntityExist(pilotPed) then
                    -- Make the NPC pilot attack the player
                    TaskCombatPed(pilotPed, playerPed, 0, 16) -- Engage combat with the player

                    -- Make the jet follow the player and stay within attack range
                    TaskVehicleDriveToCoord(pilotPed, jet, playerCoords.x, playerCoords.y, playerCoords.z, 150.0, 0, GetEntityModel(jet), 262144, 1.0, true)
                end
            end
        end
    end
end

-- Function to despawn all jets and their pilots
function despawnJets()
    for _, jet in ipairs(npcJets) do
        if DoesEntityExist(jet) then
            local pilotPed = GetPedInVehicleSeat(jet, -1) -- Get the pilot of the jet
            if DoesEntityExist(pilotPed) then
                DeleteEntity(pilotPed) -- Delete the NPC pilot
                print("Pilot despawned.") -- Debug message
            end
            DeleteEntity(jet) -- Delete the jet
            print("Jet despawned.") -- Debug message
        end
    end
    npcJets = {} -- Clear the table
end

-- Function to enable/disable the jet attack
RegisterCommand('jet', function()
    if jetsEnabled then
        jetsEnabled = false
        TriggerEvent('chat:addMessage', {
            args = { "^1Jet attacks disabled." }
        })
        despawnJets() -- Call the despawn function when disabling
    else
        jetsEnabled = true
        TriggerEvent('chat:addMessage', {
            args = { "^2Jet attacks enabled." }
        })
    end
end, false)

-- Timer to spawn jets (only when enabled)
Citizen.CreateThread(function()
    while true do
        Citizen.Wait(attackInterval) -- Wait before spawning next jet
        if jetsEnabled then
            spawnNPCJet()
        end
    end
end)

-- Timer to make jets attack (only when enabled)
Citizen.CreateThread(function()
    while true do
        Citizen.Wait(attackInterval) -- Check every few seconds
        if jetsEnabled then
            attackPlayerWithJets()
        end
    end
end)
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Have you tried TASK_PLANE_MISSION with the CTaskVehicleAttack parameter?

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From my understanding of the Task system, those natives typically override current Task actions, so you are calling TaskCombatPed, then immediately overriding that action with another Task.
Niclqs provided what I think is going to be the best native available to you, given the ability to adjust parameters of the Task.

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It appears to be AI generated, careful as AI is far from perfect with lua code.
Using TaskCombatPed isn’t used for making a plane attack.
You would need to use the TaskPlaneMission native.