32 Orcs. Medium Infantry Spearmen. Morale Class D.
Having taken a look at the Mordor Uruks we now turn our attention to their lesser brethren the common Orc. Weaker than the Uruk and with a great fear of sunlight the primary attribute of these craven creatures is their vast numbers. As Stalin is once reputed to have said "Quantity has a quality all of its own".
I have also included my Bakshi reference picture which you can see shows Orcs in a brownish (almost orange) hue with yellow eyes and fangs. This will be my cipher colour scheme for the common Orc so that we can tell them apart from the Uruks. Note however that Bakshi did not differentiate his Orcs based on colour, I think he coloured them according to the mood of the scene. This is just something I am doing for ease of reference.
Speaking of Uruks you will notice that the front rank of this unit has six Uruks (three either side the command group) in it. Hopefully you will remember the Uruk ability to stiffen Orc units if they are sufficient in number (I.E. at least one eighth of the units total number) and on the front rank, which they are. This Orc unit therefore gains the advantage of not having to take a morale test when being charged by cavalry.
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