User blog comment:GSFB/Tusken Raiders vs Indominus Rex/@comment-28493607-20160603201911/@comment-28493607-20160604064307

The energy coating (and the fact that it is a Star Wars weapon) is what makes things a bit sketchy. You make a good point relating to the speed of the round, however, I took another look at the pod racing scene in Phantom Menace and noticed that Anakin’s podracer was actually struck by a round and appeared to be completely unscathed. Skip to around 6:10 in this video to see for yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM5TjmuvTFk

To me it seems that the pod that did get shot down by the Tuskens was a result of one of its front two engines getting hit and not the cycler being an anti-vehicle weapon. Imagine the slug hitting the engine is like a lit match being dropped into a puddle of gasoline. Yes, you’re gonna get plenty of fire, but that isn't the result of just the match. It was the match and the gasoline together - like the slug and the engine together - that caused the flames. Since Anakin’s pod seemed fine after getting hit, it seems reasonable to assume that the cycler isn’t precisely as strong as you think. There’s no doubt in my mind it’ll do harm to Indominus, but I don’t see it doing enough to kill Indominus unless they manage to hit some sort of weak point multiple times. But when you’re staring at this massive beast making a beeline for you, you aren’t gonna get off too many shots before you start to panic when you see your rounds are having little effect. That psychological factor of seeing your shots do nothing combined with sheer intimidation from Indominus’ size and roar may cause a retreat from the Tuskens. At that point it’s just going to be up to Indominus whether or not it pursues the fleeing Tuskens or just settles with killing and eating the Banthas.

Also, just as a side note, a deleted scene from Phantom Menace had one of the Tuskens repeatedly miss Jawas that were scurrying to scavenge from the wrecked pod. Of course it isn't canon since it's a deleted scene, but I still find it funny how the Tuskens can hit a podracer and miss a few Jawas that are far closer and far slower than the vehicle they just destroyed.