When using gimballed weapons, there should be an option to lock them down, ie: turn the gimbal mechanism off. Alittle like semi automatic vs full auto.
Maybe his has been looked into i dont know? To have small options like that, that you can control through the front console screen of your ship, I think would work well, and not upset the balance of the game. You've initially paid the extra price for a pair of gimballed weapons, so why cant they be locked down if the gimbal assisted fire isn't working??
The new way they work now in B1, is in my opinion alittle pointless.
Turn off the gimbals when firing at distance (utilising pilot skill)
When in close quarter combat, turn your gimbal assisted mechanics back on again.
Has this been discussed to death already?? If it has... fair enough!