Talisman on Mystere IIA or Mystere IIC [ARB]

Hey,
I’m about to buy a rank V talisman to help with my french tech tree grind, and I am wondering which plane is the better choice?

Mystere IIA (8.0) or Mystere IIC (8.3)

I know that the IIC is straight up better because of the DEFAs, but 8.3 is such a weird BR where you can literally fight starfighters and some tough to defeat missiles. 8.0 seems like is much more chill at the moment so BR is my only point of concern.

What do you guys think?