Archers firing and meleeing in the same turn

[Velax]

If archers fire at an enemy and are then engaged in melee combat in the same turn, do they deal fewer hits in the melee? I ask because this happened in a battle report:

Turn 9:
Personal Bodyguard (2) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 290 hits.

Close Combat (Attacker Line 1):
Personal Bodyguard (2) score 73 hits on Peasant Militia (3).

Turn 10:
Close Combat (Attacker Line 1):
Personal Bodyguard (2) score 151 hits on Peasant Militia (3).

Turn 11:
Close Combat (Attacker Line 1):
Personal Bodyguard (2) score 151 hits on Peasant Militia (3).

Turn 12:
Close Combat (Attacker Line 1):
Personal Bodyguard (2) score 130 hits on Peasant Militia (3).

And so on. They were attacking the same enemy unit (there was only one), but there's a huge difference between the hits dealt when they also fired and the hits dealt when they didn't. I'm not complaining, as it makes sense, I just want to know if that's the reason for it.

[egamma]

I've never noticed that before, but it does make sense.

[fodder]

this is a sf unit...

43 men
Well trained rangers (3) fire on Undead Horde (1), scoring 333 hits.
Close Combat (Defender Line 3):
Well trained rangers (3) score 271 hits on Undead Horde (1).
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34 men
Well trained rangers (3) score 837 hits on Undead Horde (1).
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27 men
Well trained rangers (3) score 307 hits on Undead Horde (1) (535 before overkill).