Weird way to get awards !!!

[Undercover-S]

Hi

I discovered this game 2 weeks ago. It's great, immersive and the atmosphere is very "Das Boot" style ". But as a History fan, i'm a bit surprise on the way i received awards!!!

I sunk about 40000 tons in 3 patrols ( mainly some coastal merchants, except 2 C2 cargos, i play with 70% of realism : / )
they honored me with the iron cross first class... seems normal for me... ( we are in january 1940 )

And suddenly, i started a mission only for checking something on my boat, stop the mission without even moving it a meter...
How surprise !!! i received the knight's cross...

that's weird and i was a bit fustrated. Prien received his medal after sinking the HMS RoyalOak in october 1939...
I know it's easier in game developpement to decide in advance
when u will receive that kind of medal, but hey doesn't seems to be
realistic...
u should receive it if u sunk a big warship, or a total of 150 000 tons, a regular quantity of tonnage during a certain number of patrol, years of service without men lost...

well, i hope u understand my disappointment and i hope something exist for fixing it.

thanks a lot,