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* In ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'', all the pilots in the player’s mecha squadron are female, and they routinely defeat enemy forces which vastly outnumber them. They’re so skilled, in fact, people start calling them the Sunrider Valkyries in the good endings of ''Sunrider Liberation Day''’s [RE]turn scenario.

* There were three all-female combat Soviet Air Force units in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which together flew a total of 30,000 combat sorties, produced 30 Heroes of the Soviet Union (the highest honour available) and 2 fighter aces (the only recorded female aces in history). The most famous of these was the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, nicknamed the "Night Witches" by the Germans. Not only did they fly over 23,000 sorties and is said to have dropped 3,000 tons of bombs, it was also the most highly-decorated unit in the Soviet Air Force at the time, receiving 23 Heroes of the Soviet Union awards. Not only that, they flew horrifically [[SchizoTech out of date]], wood and canvas Po-2 bi-plane bombers originally constructed for training and crop dusting - and these planes proved excellently suited for precision night bombing, the reason this regiment was called Night Witches. Weak engine means a quiet engine, plane designed for trainees must have a low stalling speed, reducing noise even more, and low speed gives you an excellent bombing accuracy. Their ''maximim speed'' was sometimes below the ''stall speed'' of German fighters, and they flew at treetop level. [[LethalJokeItem This made them almost impossible to shoot down]], to the point that the Germans promised an [[BlingOfWar Iron Cross]] to anybody who managed to do it. They could only carry six 50-kilo bombs, but randomly dropping them on German positions, combined with all the searchlights and AntiAir going off, kept German troops from getting any sleep, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harassing_fire#World_War_II reducing their combat effectiveness]]. [[ParanoiaFuel They could show up almost anywhere on the Eastern Front without warning.]] Oh and they almost always made their runs ''without parachutes'' because they would weigh down the planes too much. (There are several works listed above that dramatize the story of the Night Witches).
** The Soviets also fielded several all-female anti-aircraft regiments.

* ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' is always either this or LovelyAngels. ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'', notably, featured a four-woman Amazon Brigade made of two pairs of LovelyAngels.

* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''

* There were three all-female combat Soviet Air Force units in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which together flew a total of 30,000 combat sorties, produced 30 Heroes of the Soviet Union (the highest honour available) and 2 fighter aces (the only recorded female aces in history). The most famous of these was the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, nicknamed the "Night Witches" by the Germans. Not only did they fly over 23,000 sorties and is said to have dropped 3,000 tons of bombs, it was also the most highly-decorated unit in the Soviet Air Force at the time, receiving 23 Heroes of the Soviet Union awards. Not only that, they flew horrifically [[SchizoTech out of date]], wood and canvas Po-2 bi-plane bombers originally constructed for training and crop dusting - and these planes proved excellently suited for precision night bombing, the reason this regiment was called Night Witches. Weak engine means a quiet engine, plane designed for trainees must have a low stalling speed, reducing noise even more, and low speed gives you an excellent bombing accuracy. Their ''maximim speed'' was sometimes below the ''stall speed'' of German fighters, and they flew at treetop level. [[LethalJokeItem This made them almost impossible to shoot down]], to the point that the Germans promised an [[BlingOfWar Iron Cross]] to anybody who managed to do it. They couldn only carry six 50-kilo bombs, but randomly dropping them on German positions, combined with all the searchlights and AntiAir going off, kept German troops from getting any sleep. [[ParanoiaFuel They could show up almost anywhere on the Eastern Front without warning.]] Oh and they almost always made their runs ''without parachutes'' because they would weigh down the planes too much. (There are several works listed above that dramatize the story of the Night Witches).

* There were three all-female combat Soviet Air Force units in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which together flew a total of 30,000 combat sorties, produced 30 Heroes of the Soviet Union (the highest honour available) and 2 fighter aces (the only recorded female aces in history). The most famous of these was the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, nicknamed the "Night Witches" by the Germans. Not only did they fly over 23,000 sorties and is said to have dropped 3,000 tons of bombs, it was also the most highly-decorated unit in the Soviet Air Force at the time, receiving 23 Heroes of the Soviet Union awards. Not only that, they flew horrifically [[SchizoTech out of date]], wood and canvas bi-plane bombers originally constructed for training and crop dusting - and these planes proved excellently suited for precision night bombing, the reason this regiment was called Night Witches. Weak engine means a quiet engine, plane designed for trainees must have a low stalling speed, reducing noise even more, and low speed gives you an excellent bombing accuracy. Oh and they almost always made their runs ''without parachutes'' because they would weigh down the planes too much. (There are several works listed above that dramatize the story of the Night Witches).

* The [[UsefulNotes/Nicaragua Nicaraguan]] revolution was avowedly feminist and so of course they had female soldiers fight both during the revolution itself and in the ensuing civil war. A postcard with a picture of woman breastfeeding an infant and a rifle slung over her back which was taken in the 1980s is still sold occasionally at markets.

* In ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'', any group with multiple Sekirei is this by default. Most noteworthy are Minato's BattleHarem, Sanada of the West's PowerTrio, and the Discipline Squad, while the other two major groups (the South and the East) don't function as units to the same degree. The first incarnation of the Discipline Squad remains legendary for their strength, as well as having been the one version to include TheOneGuy.

* In ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'', The Hyakka, [[RedLightDistrict Yoshiwara]]'s law enforcement squad, is a all-female troupe of [[{{ninja}} ninjas]] led by Tsukuyo. [[spoiler: Briefly averted in Dekobokko arc when all its members turned into males.]]

* In ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'', The Hyakka, [[RedLightDistrict Yoshiwara]]'s law enforcement squad, is a all-female troupe of [[{{ninja}} ninjas]] led by Tsukuyo.

* In ''TabletopGame/MutantChronicles'', at least three factions have Amazon Brigades: [[BlueBlood Bauhaus]] has Etoiles Mortant, Imperial has Mourning Wolves and [[ChurchMilitant The Brotherhood]] has Valkyries and Vestals. Mishima was supposed to have an elite unit of female warriors, the Kikigomae Sohei, as well, but [[AuthorExistenceFailure Publisher Existence Failure]] caused them to be limited only to a concept drawing and a mention in the rulebook for ''Warzone: Universe Under Siege'' as no figures were produced.

* The titular Otome of ''Anime/MaiOtome'', although there is a TechnoBabble explanation for their powers being exclusive to [[VirginPower female virgins]]. While an Otome usually works alone, doing her Master's bidding, the Five Columns (who have no Master) are an actual team.

* The Twelve Divine Generals in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' are all female. As Vajra learns in her 5* Fate Episode, though, this wasn't always the case, as the First was male.

* Sun Tzu earned his reputation by ''forming one'', allegedly. Before he was a famed strategist, he was tasked to turn 180 concubines into soldiers.

* ''Film/FourteenAmazons'', based on the story of the female generals of the Yang Family, where the Matriarch of the Yang family and the wives of the men and sons slain in war takes over their spouses' place and takes on the Mongol army.

* In Chinese folklore, the widows of the Yang generals during the Song Dynasty. When most of the Yang menfolk were killed defending a fort from Liao invaders, the women of the clan took up arms to confront the Liao army. This has been dramatised in films such as ''The Fourteen Amazons'' and ''The Legendary Amazons''.

** The Amazons in ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' and ''Film/{{Justice|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]'', [[TropeNamer obviously.]]

* Fitting with the aforementioned comic series, the ladies of ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'' form a team like this. The team consists of ComicBook/BlackCanary, ComicBook/{{Huntress}}, and [[ComicBook/TheQuestion Renee Montoya]]. They’ll be helped by ComicBook/HarleyQuinn and [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]]. In a meta sense this film is one as well as it’s starting a cast of women, being directed by a woman (Cathy Yan), written by a woman (Christina Hobson), and executive produced by a woman (Creator/MargotRobbie). [[note]] Robbie is the one who hired everyone and convinced Creator/WarnerBrothers to green light the project. [[/note]]

* The Amazons in ''Film/WonderWoman2017'', [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin obviously.]]