Pilot DAR is right of course on both counts.
However, un uncontained turbine failure would affect any other aircraft with rear-mounted engines in a similar manner, and has done so in the past.
I suspect the Warthog has some added armour in the nacelles to minimise the risk.
As to partial blanking of the tail in yaw, I agree!
May well have been one of the criticisms of the design during the presentation, but I no longer remember... it's over forty years ago after all.
On the A-10 is was solved differently.
CJ