After seeing Buur's hands on Python Mk2 - i have doubts i will get it early
It sure has 4 large hardpoints, 2 mediums and 6 utility slots, but only Size 6 PP and PD - so already it lost a good deal of means of powering those wonderful 6 hardpoints
Then it lost most of its internals and i mean MOST if its internals
The original Python has Size 6 x3, Size 5 x2, Size 4 x1, Size 3 x2, Size 2 x1 and Size 1 x1 >>> a grand total of 10 internals
The Python Mk2 has Size 6 x1, Size 4 x1, Size 3 x1, Size 2 x1 and Size 1 x3 >>> a grand total of 7 internals (losing 2x size 6, 2x size 5 and a size 3 while gaining 2x size 1)
Lots of lost internals plus losing size 7 PP and PD - i dont even know what's worse losing pp and pd or losing that much internals
I dont even think it deserves the Python name anymore. They could have name it basically ANTHING
Pythin MKII seems to be meant as a glass cannon, even moreso than FDL. Pure shield tank. As for internals, class 6 for shield, class 4 and 3 for mission payloads makes a viable PvE combat multirole similar to Chief (but shield-focused, not a hybrid hull tank). You can have class 3 ops limpets with 16 tons of cargo for black box and other salvage or hostage rescue missions, or class 4 SRV hangar with 8 tons of cargo for surface missions. Replace these with class 4 HRP and class 3 MRP for pure combat missions.
Anyways, the size 6 PP cannot power prismatics+6 skill boosters + 4 plasmas and 2 rails...
It can if you overcharge it. Or use Efficient PA-s with E-rated shield boosters. Might go Low Draw experimental on the Prismatic. 6 boosters are generally not the best, anyway, if you have SCB-s, unless you want to cook your ship every tine you recharge your shield
However, a class 6 distributor is not going to handle more than 2 high WEP draw large hardpoints all that well, based on the performance of the Chieftain with the same class 6 PD.
Based on my Chief that can feed one large, one medium efficient PA plus one large
overcharged PA (~30 MW total distro draw), PII won't have problems with four efficient large PA-s (also ~30 MW distro draw). Or maybe even 5 efficient PA-s if yiu're feeling adventurous
As for railguns, generally you don't shoot them at the same time with PA-s so 2 mediums should be doable—RoF might be lower than with PA+Rail FDL due to needing to let the wep cap charge more between shots.
At least for pure PvE I tend to use a mix of distro-heavy and distro-light weapons on my Chief. For example, 4 beams in the small and medium HP-s for shield-stripping and 2 large SRB cannons for hull and module damage; or 3 PA-s for shield/hull and 3 small advanced missile racks with penetrator experimental for module damage. This way I can switch to distro-light weapons once the opponent's shield is down and fly 4-2-0 to recharge my own shield and still snipe the power plant/ wreak module damage in general. It's very effective, yesterday I managed to kill a Python at 97% hull left, which was absurdly hilarious
