// enum of all actiosn that can be called via hotkey
enum HOTKEY_INVOKED_FUNCTIONS
{
    CROUCH,
    END_TURN,
    AUTOBANDAGE,
    ...
    // this goes on for a loooong time :-)
   ACTION_MAX,
};

struct HOTKEY_STUFF
{
    UINT16 actionused; // link to action from HOTKEY_INVOKED_FUNCTIONS

    // special keys used
    BOOLEAN fAlt;
    BOOLEAN fCtrl;
    BOOLEAN fShift;

    // keys used (a-z, 0 -9  etc.)
    UINT32 keyused;

    // a flagmask describing where an action is used (tactical/strategic/inventory/laptop...)
};

// for each language:
STR16 actiondescription_short[ACTION_MAX]=
{
    L"Crouch",
    ...
};

STR16 actiondescription_long[ACTION_MAX]=
{
    L"The currently selected merc changes to crouch stance.",
    ...
};

// A giant function that handels hotkey input:
void HandleKeyPress(...)
{
    ...
    evaluate key press, find matching HOTKEY_STUFF
    call function referred to via actionused
    ...
}