Flametanks are faster than infantry in Command and Conquer. IIRC, Riflemen and Flametanks have roughly the same range as well.

Flametanks have pretty much every advantage over riflemen:

* Cost in terms of combat efficiency: one flametank can take out multiple dozens of riflemen.

* Flametanks have more speed.

* Flametanks require less micro / APM. To keep riflemen alive vs Flametanks, you need to constantly micro-them outside of the Flametank's movement (by default, riflemen sit still and shoot their rifles. As the flametank approaches, they get run over and instant-killed before the flametank even fires a shot).

APM-advantage, Movement advantage, cost-efficiency, DPS, armor. Everything. Everything about the Flame Tank beats Riflemen on every aspect you can possibly imagine.

I meant this about the article's HP&DPS being sufficient to explain a generalist unit's power, not this specific case where huge damage type bonuses and penalties are involved...