Many Kuat Dash-Four freighters would see service during the Clone wars in areas where available vessels were often thin on the ground and bulk cruisers were often pressed into service. The Opportune, modelled above, was one such ship.

The Opportune was drafted early into the Republic during a period of intense fighting in the outer rim, where it took part in several engagements and was lucky enough to survive relatively unscathed. When its parent fleet re-established contact with the core worlds, the Opportune was heavily refitted to properly take advantage of the vessel's potential. The installation of large auxiliary reactors in the main cargo bay allowed the ship to support heavy-duty sublight drives and a pair of Ion cannons on the flanks, drastically increasing the fighting capacity of the frigate.

(Republic Variant of the Sword-Class frigate. Renders available at https://imgur.com/a/FQRppgf )