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Now, obviously with RAW you only have to move into contact with it's base to assault it, but am I the only one who just thinks it seems a bit silly with the actual height of the hull?

Yes. Yes you are.

think of a model as being a snapshot of the unit it represents, so it's not hovering 50 ft in the air all game (like when picking up/dropping off infantry for example).

Besides, assaulting represents not only hand to hand beatdowns, but all short-range combat; be they a point blank small arms fire, hurled grenades, or space marine slapfight. I personally like to imagine my powerfist guy climbs on the shoulders of his buddies and they build a human pyramid until he can smack the pilot upside the head.

Not a rules question. Moving along.