I think you guys are JUMPING to conclusions about that...
From the Dev Team Answer thread on the Ubi forum...
Q: Taifu_Noodle: What units of measurement will SH4 use?
A: Silent Hunter 3 used the same measurements system as the Kriegsmarine - based on the metric system. For Wolves of the Pacific, we will of course use the imperial system since this is the historical solution. However, we are considering to have the game switch to metric as an option.
I would say it looks like the 'option' made it in. Of course I could be wrong and maybe they decided to just 'go ahead and release the game with meters as the only option'.
Yeah.. I'm sure that's what they did.
EDIT - nvdrifter, I was the one who posted this in the 'other thread'. You stole my quote, and posted in here at the same time as I was! Two no-no's!! :rotfl: