Strongarm
Strongarm
- Using the arm strength instead of a more tactful method.
- Using strength in general instead of a more tactful method.
- Metaphorically, holding ones arm behind his back to achieve compliance, (from the common act to achieve physical submission.)
- The machinegun attachment of an infantry section or platoon. The commonwealth hand signal is the closed fist held out from the body, (an open hand being halt.) The machinegunners and preset observers break off from the ordinary formation and go to an appropriate vantage point to provide cover fire or overwatch. The observers are typically the sections ior platoon 2IC, and the strongarm detachment also frequently includes ammo porters and other support personnel.
- All heavy weapons for a section or platoon. This is differenciated from the latter simply by standing orders. Because it includes the entire weapons detachments, there are already large amounts of support personnel.
- Strongarm was a Christian metal band, 1993-1998, [1]
- StrongARM is a RISC microprocessor created by DEC.