Medals awarded do not make sense

tzimisce · 08-09-10, 06:20 AM

Hey all, I have been reading these forums for a while, trying to figure out sh4. This game definitely has one of the toughest learning curves out there.

Anyway, here is what I don't understand... and please bear with me for the backstory. I have completed tutorials just fine. I could even hit some boats at maximum torpedo ranges.

Now, I'm in S-38 boat and I can't seem to hit anything at all. So, I got a merchant search and destroy mission and one of the merchants passed me so close that it almost rammed me... I fired off torpedoes and I still managed to miss. What the hell? I immediately raged, surfaced and bombarded him with the wrath of 10,000 Poseidons. When the enemy boats sunk I looked for the tiny survivor boats, tracked them all down, loaded up my gun with explosive ammo and turned them all into shredded beef. Their screams of pain still comfort me to this moment.

Pretty much the same thing happened with 2 other groups of merchant ships. I missed every time, then raged, sunk them with cannons and brutally executed the surviving sailors.

Now this is another important piece of info: I never even got hit once by the enemy.

When I ended my patrol I got a purple heart for myself and 2 to distribute among the crew. "Wounded Medal" or something like that. Looked like a purple heart to me. I don't understand this at all. I was expecting the commanding officers to be shocked and appalled by my executions yet I got medals for being wounded.

Why on earth would I get a Wounded medal? Nobody in the crew got hurt, not even a scratch on the boat. What gives? Thanks for your time, fellas.

08-09-10, 06:20 AM	#1
tzimisce Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 5 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Medals awarded do not make sense Hey all, I have been reading these forums for a while, trying to figure out sh4. This game definitely has one of the toughest learning curves out there. Anyway, here is what I don't understand... and please bear with me for the backstory. I have completed tutorials just fine. I could even hit some boats at maximum torpedo ranges. Now, I'm in S-38 boat and I can't seem to hit anything at all. So, I got a merchant search and destroy mission and one of the merchants passed me so close that it almost rammed me... I fired off torpedoes and I still managed to miss. What the hell? I immediately raged, surfaced and bombarded him with the wrath of 10,000 Poseidons. When the enemy boats sunk I looked for the tiny survivor boats, tracked them all down, loaded up my gun with explosive ammo and turned them all into shredded beef. Their screams of pain still comfort me to this moment. Pretty much the same thing happened with 2 other groups of merchant ships. I missed every time, then raged, sunk them with cannons and brutally executed the surviving sailors. Now this is another important piece of info: I never even got hit once by the enemy. When I ended my patrol I got a purple heart for myself and 2 to distribute among the crew. "Wounded Medal" or something like that. Looked like a purple heart to me. I don't understand this at all. I was expecting the commanding officers to be shocked and appalled by my executions yet I got medals for being wounded. Why on earth would I get a Wounded medal? Nobody in the crew got hurt, not even a scratch on the boat. What gives? Thanks for your time, fellas.