Working theory. Was HE killed for more WG profit?

Draschel: The bad thing to take away here, is the spaced armor modifiers. x3 effective armor against HE shells was uncalled for. The tracks and gun barrel have more resilience in many areas than actual tank hull. This change was unnecessary. I believe alot of the angst around HE would be curbed, if WG removed this factor and returned it to normal x1 armor values. Heck, even less, they should make it x0.75