re: coverage
The most obvious reason we haven't seen detailed photos of the damage done by a mortar attack is that the last thing you want all over the news where an enemy can analyze them is detailed photos of the damage done by a mortar attack. This might not occur to the media, but I'm sure it occurred to the military.
Maybe we could publish maps of the camp in newspapers showing where the dump was, where the barracks are, and other useful bits of targeting data.
A picture of a blown-up fireworks factory isn't going to help anyone else blow up another fireworks factory.
