The "attack points" blocking your shots is absolutely a fair point and one I'm thinking hard about. Should some shots go through them? Should the clothes destroy faster? Should the clothes (once all attack points are destroyed) not block bullets at all, just let them pass through? I think I'll go with that last option, it's a good compromise.
As for the panning... yeah I kinda just wanted to show her face at the very beginning because it's so cute, so I can either pan multiple times to the feet, or make the camera stay there for longer. I think I'd rather go with the second option.