Lightning F.53 - worth it?

I mainly play ground (my ground/air hours ration is 700/100ish) and only have the bison for the UK which i got years ago, but i remember players saying the F.35 F.53 is pretty rare, cool and unique.
i do plan to grind air UK at some point but for now will use it for CAS, so how worth it is it for 30 bucks?
Consider im planning to get the CEV

no counter measures, missiles are hit and miss… I’d pass

no.

youre facing mig 21 and mirage fighters that get MAGIC 1. no flares and unreliable missiles are your options.

CAS?

Eh… Rockets and unguided bombs with no CCIP… and poor handling…

You would be better off with the Harrier GR1 for GRB.

For Air, its fine, but compression sucks. Red Tops are fine, but you need to use them right, great when given the right setup, weak if you try to use them without.

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I would say don’t. However if it interests you the 50% discount on the gaijin store is a big one and is likely the biggest discount it will ever get.

I got it because I think it’s unique enough to be enjoyable. Even if it isn’t necessarily a good vehicle.

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I personally got it, I love the lighting F.6 and this gives me more excuses to play it because I can grind more aircraft, also the ability to carry air to ground ordinance is nice. Also the rockets can be used as flares (if you cut afterburner)

Its so ugly that I wouldnt buy it even if it was good