I still don't have SH4 - I've ordered it from Play.com and received an e-mail on Friday that it had been shipped, so should get it in a day or two hopefully. When I do I'll try this out as soon as possible!
From my experiences with modding SH3, it may not actually be possible to create single missions in SH4 where you play as a surface ship - even if the engine supports it. The problem is the GUI screen for selecting single mission, which also allows you to choose the sub type you want to command - the selected sub overrides whatever the player vessel is set as in the mission file, and I have not found a way to add new subs or ships to this list.
However, it will almost certainly be possible to create multiplayer "adversarial" missions where you control surface ships fighting against AI-controlled enemy ships. Multiplayer missions can be played offline if you create a LAN game (at least in SH3)
I've no idea, though, how much actual control you have over the ships under your command (I'm guessing you can't directly aim the weapons, only give targeting orders). I'm also not sure if all the ships in the game can be commanded, or only a small selection (i.e Japanese DDs and escorts)
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