In WWII, this method was used with devastating impact on the Germans in North Africa Campaign during the early phases where they had poor air cover.
With such weapons and tactics you can bet civilian casualties are not their concern. Hell, it reflects a total disregard for the safety of their own troops.
Civilian casualties abound and you won’t hear anything about it as it’s not the US that is conducting the assault.
Everybody likes light and fast until the bullets start flying. Then they want to put a battleship around them.
“This is our new vehicle, the Mangler.”
“It looks like a moped with a cardboard box around it.”
“It is, but they’re cheap.”
“The buggies reflect Iran’s preference for swarm tactics, which emphasize deploying large numbers of simple, cheap vehicles in order to outmaneuver and overwhelm the enemy.”
BANZAI!!!!