[grumbler]

Yes, the weapons are designed for 2 primaries per ship, plus secondaries on larger ships and PD mounts on all ships designated "heavy" (Heavy Destroyer, etc). You can think of each as being a weapons system that has several facings (since ship facing has no meaning in the game). I given laser mount in this mod, for instance, just represents a laser that can fire on the target given the firing ship's facing, as well as the one or two or three others that cannot come to bear.