Watchman I've heard that too . I've also heard that part of the reason why they don't know how it would have worked is because they really can't do fine detail inspection of it. That one dude who is known for the hoplite website did make a suit of the stuff and said it wasn't that restrictive . He also was the dude that wrote that whole thing about Mycenaean chariot lancers being BS and the part of the osprey book that mentioned it should be ignored .


I found in that particular osprey book interesting how near the end of that era they started using horses in a dragoon fashion . Ride them to battle and get off and fight .