Hoplitai too weak ?

[Satyros]

I should probably point out that at the time of the trojan war the hoplite phalanx tactics were not the norm I think . I don't know if they even existed , but I'm not a history buff so feel free to enlighten us all you history experts .

This is if we are talking about the Mycenean ( sp? ) kingdom and allied poleis .

I have read ( and by all means correct me if I am wrong ) that then the spear was held with both arms .

Also Homer ( who is said to have lived live centuries after the Trojan war ) indicates that chariots were being used , and there is a finding of that era , an bronze armor presumably of a chariot's passenger , the armor of Δενδρών ( sorry don't even know how to write this in English , help guys ) that indicates that a rather different way of fighting was used at that time , the armor being many overlaping bronze rings that covered most of the body , a sort of " full plate "armor of the time .

It is also presumed , that the soldiers were mixed regiments of archers and spearmen , again based on Homer's account of battles .

Of course Homer cannot be accepted as a verified historical source , but still the findings of the era can point to certain conclusions .

Any clarifications/corrections on the historical mess I presented welcome .

Satyros