shielded from projectiles by removable panels of bamboo or woven nipa, in addition to kalasag personal shields. They were commonly armed with various swords like the kalis and metal-tipped spears called bangkaw. In addition, karakoa also had throwing javelins called , which were thrown in large numbers at enemy ships. Unlike the bangkaw, they didn't have metal tips and were meant to be disposable. They were made from sharpened (Schizostachyum lumampao) bamboo whose compartments were filled with sand to add weight for throwing. They sometimes had wooden tips laced with snake venom. Short-ranged bows ( or ) were also sometimes used in close-quarter volleys at enemy ships. Like other ships for trade and war in maritime Southeast Asia, karakoa were also usually armed with one or more bronze or brass swivel guns called lantaka, and sometimes also larger guns. There was a great deal of honor involved in participating in a raid. Exploits during raids were recorded permanently in the tattoos of Visayan warriors and nobility (timawa and tumao), earning them the name of pintados ("the painted ones") from the Spanish. See also Balangay Lashed-lug boat Lanong Garay Kora kora, similar warships from the Maluku Islands Outrigger boat Paraw Borobudur ship Jong, large cargo and passenger ship from Java Notes References Merchant sailing ship types Naval sailing ship types Outrigger canoes Indigenous ships of the Philippines Multihulls Tall ships