Sometimes, the vehicles themselves caused casualties. Fingers got broken or lost nails when trapped in closing hatches, while the commander’s hatch on the Crusader and Covenanter was notorious for its weak catch. This let it swing forward if the vehicle stopped abruptly, smashing into the back of the commander’s head, simultaneously concussing him and knocking his front teeth out against the front hatch rim.
The procurement process for the SA80 was opaque and apparently dominated first by a concern with ‘buying British’ rather than ‘buying the best’, then by an unwillingness to admit previous mistakes.