Comparing SH4 SH3 (not the same old discussion).

[Bloomstomb]

Yo guys. I just recently installed SH3 and SH4. I wanted to ask something about the two. From what Ive heard SH3 is more developed mod wise.
My primary question is GWX gold vs Monsun (latest). When I look at the recognition manual for Monsun merchant ships (from the pov of a uboat captain) there was around 135. I checked out the GWX (only gwx installed and nothing else- including no gwx mods enabled in jsgme) and there were only about 65 merchant ships. What am I not seeing here? Thats nearly 2x as many merchant ships on Monsun SH4!

Graphics wise there is something that bugs me about SH4. My pc runs it great at maxed out resolutions so FPS is not an issue but there is something that makes it seem fake. SH3 on the other hand feels so much more immersive from a graphic standpoint. I know most people prefer the sh4 graphics so maybe im the onlyone here but whats your thoughts?