Nightborne believe penguins to be vicious predators that hunt in packs, and are only docile because of the mana-collars kept on them to subdue them in Suramar’s menagerie
How’s that for a li’ll tidbit!
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I don’t blame them, have you ever seen the Penguin King? That royal bird towered above even Anub’arak!
But on a serious note. They also believe(d, hopefully)) the reason bears have such a shaggy coat is not only to fend off the cold because Azeroth used to be much colder than Tamriel, but also to fend off predators such as snow dragons. And turtles.
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And they call unicorns Monohorns.
A much more fitting name, the zoological community decided on!
But are they wrong? It does have only one horn.
That makes no sense, an orc is according to canon, apparently a superior creature in every way with no downsides.
They have better eyesight, better smell, they are bigger, stronger and apparently way faster then a human, their dietary needs are not as restricted and to top it all of they are just as intelligent?
How were orcs able to be beaten again? How are the humans and Alliance even still around? Especially if we pair the orcs with the fast breeding and ridiculous strong goblins?
The alliance fought smarter and has superior/more reliable technology, armor, weaponry and strategy.
Meanwhile orcs are still stubborn about wearing armor at all and just love rushing frontlines.
Smarter tactics, better generals, better logistics, more numerous, arguably a better system of magic ( Holy Light vs Fel/necromancy ) which meant speedy recovery of troops, better navy.
Individually an orc is better than a human. Problem is, humans come at you by the dozen for every orc and are supported by complementary equipment and specialists.
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Then there’s also the fact that the preferred way of waging war by the orcs is “Run at them and beat them with a sharp thing until they are dead.”. Which is a fine tactic until you bring guns, tanks and magic to the equation.
But superior numbers is always a thing you want to have in a battle anyway. In my headcanon it’s why the orcs managed to beat the draenei. The fel steroids were a big part too naturally.
I can’t remember if it’s canon or if someone from the forums typed it out by the way. But I recall reading that the Horde excels in shock warfare compared to the Alliance but suffer in attrition warfare.
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Orcs do tend to not wear so much armour. For all their power, an exposed chest is a critical weakpoint.
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https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wowpedia/images/7/78/Grunt.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150924213320
This is your typical grunt.
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wowpedia/images/9/9b/Warspear_Horned_Grunt.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160510185833
Sometimes they have a helmet, dual-weapons or a one-handed weapon and a shield.
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wowpedia/images/7/7b/Baradin_Grunt.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150617181159
Sometimes they have more armour.
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wowpedia/images/6/60/Stormwind_Guard.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141015215831
This is a Stormwindian footman. He is armed with a sword and a shield.
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wowpedia/images/c/cd/Stormwind_Footman_%28Ruins_of_Lordaeron%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180421112803
Sometimes they have more armour and a spear, exactly the kind of weapon you’d want to have when you have to fight orcs in melee. To keep them out of range while spearing them, like a Medieval boar hunt.
https://i.imgur.com/jsnlgpm.png
But most of all, Alliance soldiers fight as soldiers in formation, whereas the orcs tend to fight as warriors that charge their enemy and very likely gets blasted by ranged fire before they even reach humanity’s lines of organised footmen. But other than just humans, more Alliance races than not are nearly equally matched, if not more, with orcs in terms of raw strength. Think Warhammer Fantasy’s Empire of Man vs Greenskins, except the Empire is better armed, with magic being far more reliable and readily available and with paladins that stand toe to toe with orcs.
And breeding quickly doesn’t mean much in a war if you still have to wait for well over a decade, less so for orcs, for those children to grow up.
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The point might be intimidation. The world’s largest weak spot only matters if your foe strikes true; and showing a staggering indifference to that risk might just disrupt his aim/spellcasting. That’s just a theory though.
Also seem to recall orcish skin being fairly tough stuff, but I’d have to find a source on that.
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leather armor-tier toughness particularly effective against tooth and claw, according to our mutual shadow-source on orcish lore
There’s also the whole thing with orcs basically being frat boys trying to out-macho their friends in combat and everything else. Less armor makes you more honorable and whatever.
Maybe orcs regularly fight amongst eachother (for sport or not) and their frequent boxing matches dulled their brains. You can be as fast as you want, but you also have to think fast.
There is also the fact that so far every war the orcs have engaged in started with them dominating the Alliance, only for it to turn into in-fighting, and it all falls apart.
Orcs are also limited by resources, as evidenced in A Good War. Saurfang was only able to secure the supplies to keep the Horde equipped to wage the war for 6 months (or 12 months if they only feed half their troops which is not good). They have to win a war fast, or risk drawing it out at which point the Alliance can outlast them.
I wonder why that is, anyway
Looks at the utterly desolate wasteland orcs chose as a homeland
Orcs also have issues with overheating and maneuverability.
As anyone who has RPed in Orgrimmar knows, the majority of orcs are taller than average. This very fact however itself raises the average, creating an infinite recursion. The resulting bloated monstrosities struggle as they are beyond anything their bodies were meant to support.
They stumble across the battlefield, their bones fragmenting under their weight, their minds giving out as their blood vessels can no longer pump blood all the way to the brain - they become easy prey.
It’s all logic.
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It’s this one sir, this is the answer.
Horde together strong 
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neuron activation when horde strong
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