Knight's Cross for 16k Patrol!?

onelifecrisis · 08-24-07, 05:27 PM

I just finished the third patrol in my current GWX DiD campaign. The first two patrols went unusually well given the green crew I had (77k and 70k respectively) and I was awarded the first and second iron crosses, which I felt I deserved.

But the third patrol went terribly - final score only 16k, and that was made of eight small (2k) merchants, all sunk on the surface using the deck gun. No torpedos fired at all, and I limped home with no fuel (having spent a month at sea trying to find something to shoot) and they gave me the Knight's Cross!

So now I'm thinking medals must awarded based on total tonnage to date and not on the merits of the individual patrol? :hmm:

Bizarre

GoldenRivet · 08-24-07, 05:38 PM

Im pretty sure that medals are awarded based on total tonnage, not the tonnage of the patrol that resulted in the award.

I think the Knights cross comes at 150K total tonnage

onelifecrisis · 08-24-07, 05:49 PM

I see...

At first I thought this odd, but a little reading on Wikipdia just now tells me this is actually how they did it in the war - a Knight's Cross was awarded when a U-boat commander reached 100,000 tons.

So, switch

to

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 08-24-07, 06:18 PM

lol. i had a few patrol where i got the IC 1,2 and KC at once. and the patrol after that i got all other KC's

sunvalleyslim · 08-24-07, 06:20 PM

Never imply that you don't deserve an award. Adm. Doenitz does not take kindly to that. Later in your GWX patrols you'll just be thankful to return alive for another patrol

Brag · 08-24-07, 06:26 PM

The best reward is Champagne, Cognac, women and song

Shelton · 08-24-07, 06:37 PM

you also get medals depending on how many patrols you come back from, e.g. you get a uboat medal after 2 patrols regardless of tonnage.

08-24-07, 05:27 PM	#1
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Knight's Cross for 16k Patrol!? I just finished the third patrol in my current GWX DiD campaign. The first two patrols went unusually well given the green crew I had (77k and 70k respectively) and I was awarded the first and second iron crosses, which I felt I deserved. But the third patrol went terribly - final score only 16k, and that was made of eight small (2k) merchants, all sunk on the surface using the deck gun. No torpedos fired at all, and I limped home with no fuel (having spent a month at sea trying to find something to shoot) and they gave me the Knight's Cross! So now I'm thinking medals must awarded based on total tonnage to date and not on the merits of the individual patrol? :hmm: Bizarre

08-24-07, 05:38 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Im pretty sure that medals are awarded based on total tonnage, not the tonnage of the patrol that resulted in the award. I think the Knights cross comes at 150K total tonnage __________________

08-24-07, 06:18 PM	#4
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in my sub Posts: 2,741 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	lol. i had a few patrol where i got the IC 1,2 and KC at once. and the patrol after that i got all other KC's __________________ Gruß

08-24-07, 06:20 PM	#5
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Never imply that you don't deserve an award. Adm. Doenitz does not take kindly to that. Later in your GWX patrols you'll just be thankful to return alive for another patrol __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

08-24-07, 06:26 PM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	The best reward is Champagne, Cognac, women and song __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

08-24-07, 05:49 PM	#3
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	I see... At first I thought this odd, but a little reading on Wikipdia just now tells me this is actually how they did it in the war - a Knight's Cross was awarded when a U-boat commander reached 100,000 tons. So, switch to

08-24-07, 06:37 PM	#7
Shelton Planesman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	you also get medals depending on how many patrols you come back from, e.g. you get a uboat medal after 2 patrols regardless of tonnage. __________________ I use Linux http://www.kde.org/screenshots/