Re: Z Fire
Area fire is, as you rightly say, not used by the AI.
AFAIK it uses the same ammo as firing the weapon in direct fire. ANY weapon may fire at a hex they can see. Some weapons (tripod HMGs, MMGs, etc) can create a beaten zone and fire to area outside their line of site but reachable by a bullet - ie to the range of the weapon through smoke or light cover but not through hills, buildings, etc.
Area fire is a valid real world tactic, but can become overused and "gamey" in PBEM so is often limited by "house" rules.
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