How many dice does a group fire use?
CF6.4 Fire Procedures, p. 10 CF6.4.1 Crossfires, p. 10 All stands in a group fire shoot, but they don’t shoot all together. For example, when three rifle stands group fire, you don’t throw the 9d6 all together (6d6 into cover); instead each stand makes it own attack with 3d6 (2d6 into cover). The advantage of group fire is not that you throw more dice, but that if any shooting stands suppress or kill, then initiative is retained, and all stands have the option to fire again. Contrast this to reactive fire, where any shooting stands that fail to pin or better go NO FIRE.