All fair points. I have been thinking about him more and I think he has a role in missions like supplies or unmasking where you may need to fight and you definitely need to push buttons. He can shoot his way up the board and complete objectives. Still not sure however and will need to test him out.
Honestly I much prefer the multi rifle profile over the regular HMG. He wants to mover up with his better dodge and smoke, you might as well use the multi. Saves 5 points and 1.5 swc and gives him a solid ability to clear mid field units, but even then he still feels lackluster for his points and still feels super niche. He seems to be useful in some missions but not for all of them and that bums me out because Aleph could use some more interesting universal models.