After a long time gone I finally got some time to focus on PC games again and installed SH3 with GWX 2.1, OLC along with the SH4 effects mod and -could be important- the All-types-open-hatch-mod by DD.
At first, I must say I'm amazed by the immersion added to the game with the recent additions, especially in terms of lighting and realistic simulation of seastate.
Anyways, there is still one small issue for me: after installing above mods, I cannot take control of my deck or flak guns myself anymore. It seems like the F10 and F11 keys have been deactivated.
It is possible that maybe I have overread something in a readme or thread, in this case don't flame me

but I want so sink fhishing boats with my flak gun and the AI crew dosen't fire it on surface ships.