joysticks

So i'm giving the game a try, after playing a few other space games for a while now. I'm using two VKB Omni-Throttle flight sticks for reference, and have everything bound how I wanted it. Went to do the landing training (not the 'license' intro training) and when I reached the target...

1) Есть ли способ назначить несколько видов вооружения на разные. Например на 1 кнопку ракеты, на вторую плазму, на третью многоствольные орудия? Или игрой предусмотрено что за рамки 2 кнопок 1 огневой группы не выйти? 2) Можно ли повесить дронов сборщик на отдельную клавишу?

Please can anyone explain the What the Mode switch does and the how, why, what for of said switch? How does it work, what other parts of the flight system does it effect, etc? Thank You for any help.