"Extremely power sonic vibrations" is what DePaul reports them as. They are called Planetary Disruptor banks, implying they are larger versions of the sonic disruptors the guards carry. So, all of their demonstrated weapons are sonic.
I don't have much of an issue with the sonic beam attack simply because the beam could travel through the atmosphere, a low orbit would have made them effective. When the ship went into a higher orbit, the beams were useless.
Bullets and their effects on people aren't "sonic in nature." They just happen to move really fast (the speed depends on the firearm and the propellant). A sonic boom occurs when something reaches Mach 1. Some pistols fire rounds that never reach Mach 1, so there would be no boom aside from the actual firing of the weapon.
The bullet kills you because of where you’re hit, and/or the kind of bullet. The "tiny hole" is only the entry point. It then tears through organs, arteries, bounces off bones, generally causing all sorts of havoc. Unless it is jacketed (full metal jacket), the bullet expands, and can blow out a sizable exit hole, depending in the caliber. So, you shoot a guy in the head with a hollow point round, there will probably be a huge hole on the other side. Not caused by any sonic anything. The bullets were designed for specific damage potential.
And, obviously, plenty of people survive bullet wounds, with no sonic boom to kill you.
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