Weapons, armor and warfare Inca Empire

the battle of maule between incas (right) , mapuches (left)

the inca army powerful @ time, because turn ordinary villager or farmer soldier. every able bodied male inca of fighting age had take part in war in capacity @ least once , prepare warfare again when needed. time empire reached largest size, every section of empire contributed in setting army war.

the incas had no iron or steel , weapons not more effective of opponents. went battle drums beating , trumpets blowing. armor included:

helmets made of wood, copper, bronze, cane, or animal skin; adorned feathers
round or square shields made wood or hide
cloth tunics padded cotton , small wooden planks protect spine.

the inca weaponry included:

bronze or bone-tipped spears
clubs stone , spiked metal heads
woolen slings , stones
stone or copper headed battle-axes
bolas (stones fastened lengths of cord)

roads allowed quick movement (on foot) inca army , shelters called tambo , storage silos called qullqas built 1 day s travelling distance each other, army on campaign fed , rested. can seen in names of ruins such ollantay tambo, or lord s storehouse. these set inca , entourage have supplies (and possibly shelter) ready traveled.