Soviet Human Wave

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Iran successfully launched campaigns against the Iraqis in 1980s using waves of basij (teen-age fanatics) of which half were to take their gun from the enemy. The tactic worked initially because it was launched in isolated areas against lightly equiped border defenses where fear of running out of ammo caused many to flee. later attacks of basij helped to increase iraqi use of chemical weapons.
"On 22 March 1982, precisely 18 months to the day of the Iraqi invasion, the Iranians launched Operation Undeniable Victory. They intended to use a pincer movement to encircle Iraqi forces around the Iranian town of Shush, which was under Iraqi control. Under the command of the young Iranian Chief-of-Staff, General Sayed Shirazi (pictured left), the Iranians launched an armoured thrust on the night-time of the 22nd followed by constant human-wave attacks by Pasdaran brigades, composed each of about 1,000 fighters. The Iranians kept up the momentum against the Iraqi forces and, after heavy Iraqi losses, Saddam ordered a retreat on the 28th. Three Iraqi divisions were encircled in the operation." wikipedia- operation undeniable victory