lol. welcome to silent hunter by ubisoft.
you learned a valuable lesson, my friend. remember it.
so, down to cases...purple hearts. any/all awards are made available to the Captain (you) based on what the boat accomplished and what damage was done to the boat. MOST of the time you will receive SOME purple hearts if you take "enough" and "serious" damage to the boat. the determination of serious and enough is locked in the fog of Ubi-land.
as far as keeping track of who was wounded and deserving of a PH, if you get some, you will have to keep some personal notes. i do that: Command #1-3, Watch 7&8. Entire Aft Torpedo Room, etc.
the same is true with valor awards. if your boat sinks a lot of tonnage, you will be able to hand out some bronze stars and silver stars to whomever you choose.
you will very rarely have the opportunity to give a crew member a navy cross or a medal of honor.
so, bottom line...when you see the medals available you can award them and when you don't get what you want, take your complaint to your squadron CO.
good luck.
