I think it's a good idea to play without any mods - if its your first time with SH4. That way you will learn the game, get to know whats wrong with it and whats good, and most things you will eventually mark as "bugs" - those will be fixed by mods. You will also appreciate more whats mods have done to this game, and in terms of gameplay, there will be no repetition if you will complete a career with stock game, and then mod it and play once again; the changes are really big, on any level - from simple replaced textures, improved environment to new ships, better AI and campaign.
To learn the game, play through training missions, to learn manual targeting its best to create your own mission with your sub and a target (stationary) in it - thats how I was learning SH3 and SH4. But, I guess, youre not there yet - to create your own missions, though its very simple, so if you want help, just ask.
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