In Warthunder, many tanks that can see top rank vehicles (11.0 BR+) come with stock HEATFS. This becomes an issue not because HEAT is severely outclassed at the BR, but because you’ll have tanks like the M1A1 (AIM/HC) at 11.3/7 with stock M830, T-72B3/T-90A/T-80U all at that area with stock 3BK18M, thr Type 90 and TKX P with JM12A1, the ZTZ-99 with DTP-125, Ariete PSO, Merkava Mk.3, and more that all get to spar with the Tommy Toughnuckled Leopard 2A5/6/7, M1A2, Strv 122, T-90M, T-80BVM, Chally 3, TKX, VT4A1, Merkava Mk.4, Leclerc, and the unrelenting horde of cash combatants
While HEATFS can be useful and work, you’re also at top rank with a subpar round with poor velocity, no LRF, no smoke, no parts, and no Thermals either. This can’t be an excuse with “muh [NATION] bias” either, cause the cookedness is distributed evenly. Really, I suggest that BR should be what defines the stock weaponry, even if you have to get a really poor round (or even a “fake” round, AKA real but not used on the vehicle). I would much rather Gaijin make stuff up for rounds carried rather than armor, horsepower, etc, especially if said tank/gun could very well have carried the round