In the films the orcs are even more seriously outnumbered. The Battle of Pelennor Fields is only 10,000, and their sole infantry strategy seems to be “run straight ahead”. They don’t even bother to raise their shields when threatened with bowmen, nor do they really do anything with those absurdly long pikes. Two Men, an Elf, and a Dwarf were sufficient fighters to hold off hundreds.
In the films the orcs are even more seriously outnumbered. The Battle of Pelennor Fields is only 10,000, and their sole infantry strategy seems to be “run straight ahead”. They don’t even bother to raise their shields when threatened with bowmen, nor do they really do anything with those absurdly long pikes. Two Men, an Elf, and a Dwarf were sufficient fighters to hold off hundreds.