Not saying your wrong about how you play, but I don’t go after orcs until I’ve got two-handers farther along than the woodcutter ax. I’m definitely not an expert though.
Nah man. You can kill Young Orcs and Orc Berserkers with 6-8 crossbowmen EASILY. Just pick off the ones with worst weapons (berserkers first), then the young orcs with no shield/armor. and by the time they reach you, your melees just mop them up. You do however need shields, id say once your party is like level 3 or 4 you can handle youngs no problem, and you can do berskers unless the group is too large.
Now Orc Warriors, are tough sobs, they require a lot more work, thats pretty much end game content.