I would like to start a Paladin game at some time, and as my first example trying out the rules I tried having an archer (p. 374 in Paladin, 1st printing, 2019) stand up from behind a boulder 50 yards away and start shooting arrows at my knight. My knight (SIZ 6, DEX 11, STR 15, CON 13, APP 11) has a movement rate of 3 (6 when running), and this is interpreted as yards per combat round (p. 117), hence the archer can shoot (at least) nine arrows while my knight is running towards him.
1) The first arrow hits for 7 points of damage. My knight makes his DEX roll, and so is not knocked down, and his scale mail (8 pts.) absorbs all the arrow damage.
2) The range is now 44 yards. The second arrow hits, this time doing 10 points of damage, and the DEX roll was failed, so my knight takes 2 hp of damage and is knocked down, hence no movement takes place.
3) The range is still 44 yards. The third arrow has a +5 modifier to hit because my knight is about to stand up during the resolution phase of this round. The arrow hits for 13 points of damage, so my knight takes 5 hp of damage and is automatically knocked down again (damage >= 2*SIZ).
4) The range is still 44 yards. The fourth arrow has a +5 modifier to hit because my knight is about to stand up. The arrow hits for 12 points of damage, so my knight takes 4 hp of damage and is automatically knocked down again (damage >= 2*SIZ).
5) The range is still 44 yards. The fifth arrow has a +5 modifier to hit because my knight is about to stand up. The arrow hits for 13 points of damage, so my knight takes 5 hp of damage and loses consciousness (3 hp left).
I realize the archer shot better than anticipated, hitting every time, and my knight had a small size so was knocked down easily. But still the hight rate of fire (nine shots at at enemy running towards you from 50 yards) seems to make bows very deadly. I assumed a short bow (short range: 50 yards, damage: 3d6), but with a long bow (range: 100 yards, damage: 6d6) you would get 16 short range shots at an enemy (with a movement rate of 3) running towards you. With a bow you attack the enemy unopposed, so Sir Launcelot can be "gunned down" just as easily as everybody else. I think it is time to start training with the bow. It is a choice between life and dignity.