I owe an apology. There IS a use in a line military for a Hunchie IIC.
Marik.
Oh stop throwing fruit and listen, dammit!
See here's the thing. Marik is all about units that function as part of a team, generally under an umbrella of LRMs. Well, LRM carrying units tend to suck at close-range combat usually (Trebuchet, Archer, Longbow, etc. aren't known for brawling, but ARE Marik-y flavored in general). Bodyguard units, then, are pretty handy to have. Anvils, Ontos (Ontoses? Ontosii?), Hunchbacks... basically, something that makes an interloper think twice before trying to tango with your Archers.
Take it from an old salt. Anything that puts me in a position where I have to run up in the face of a pair of Ultra-20s and what are essentially a pair of IS large lasers, I'm going to strongly reconsider my options. You and your LRM batteries are jerks and I'm not happy with you.