AX noob needs (I hope a simple) advice with weapons build

[Doctor Dread]

This is my weapon layout on Krait Mk 2. All in one firegroup.

The mission is simple: I want to launch from an outpost or station under attack or to the nearest Combat Zone, with the help of NPC's kill a bunch of Scouts and occasional Interceptor that shows there. I'm not interested in staying ship build, there I can dock at the outpost at any time to repair, rearm, and remove any caustic damage. Even one-kill-of-Interceptor-then-dock-to-repair/reload will do.

These weapons do instakill with Scouts, but for Interceptors I can't exert the heart (once exerted, if the NPC's do that, these multis melt them easily).

What am I to put there, what to combine for exerting the hearts?
(I have access to all, can do Azimuths, every AX weapon)

A grateful AX noob

 

[GroG79]

Use the shard cannons for exerting. Or gauss if you can handle the type of aim you need

 

[SergMx]

Use the shard cannons for exerting. Or gauss if you can handle the type of aim you need

the gauss will expose the heart faster for better hull penetration.

 

[Oh Seven Commander]

This is my weapon layout on Krait Mk 2. All in one firegroup.

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The mission is simple: I want to launch from an outpost or station under attack or to the nearest Combat Zone, with the help of NPC's kill a bunch of Scouts and occasional Interceptor that shows there. I'm not interested in staying ship build, there I can dock at the outpost at any time to repair, rearm, and remove any caustic damage. Even one-kill-of-Interceptor-then-dock-to-repair/reload will do.

These weapons do instakill with Scouts, but for Interceptors I can't exert the heart (once exerted, if the NPC's do that, these multis melt them easily).

What am I to put there, what to combine for exerting the hearts?
(I have access to all, can do Azimuths, every AX weapon)

A grateful AX noob

You will be able to exert up to Basilisk with that loadout, but honestly. I would run 2 mod shards on the mediums, and drop one of the large EAXMCs for a Lightweight Thermal Vent beam laser. LW > Long Range imo because the damage falloff has no bearing on heat venting, you can easily stay in range in a krait, but Lightweight gives you a notable decrease to distributor draw meaning you can vent for way longer. Efficient is bad for venting heat, so even though that has a bonus to distro, don't use efficient, it's like the worst for venting heat in the game.

You will exert with the modshards and then use the MCs to kill hearts. You will want to get an enhanced xeno scanner. The Krait should be able to just constantly fire the LW TV beam with 3 pips in Wep.

 

[Kissamies]

I would rather use modplasmas than modshards for that exertion. You have to get closer than with modshards, but they exert better and without overheating problems.

 

[Oh Seven Commander]

I would rather use modplasmas than modshards for that exertion. You have to get closer than with modshards, but they exert better and without overheating problems.

Those are good too and are actually what I have on my Vette right now iirc.