Sengoku period ashigaru were extremely heavily-armored and, with the exception of a large shield, their kit was comparable to that of heavy infantry (however, some ashigaru later went on to wear a haori [a Japanese half-coat] instead to body armor).
戦国期の足軽は非常に重装備であり、大型の手盾をもたないことを除けば重装歩兵とも比較できる装備を整えていた（ただし、後期になると一部足軽は足軽胴を着用せず、代わりに羽織を用いるようになる）。