The V-19 Torrent starfighter led a short but eventful life - from design table to production and withdrawal from frontline service in just a handful of years. Introduced in limited number at the vey outbreak of the Clone Wars to provide the newly raised clone army with a space superiority fighter to counter the swarms of Vulture droids and droid tri-fighters, the V-19 featured decent, though not exceptional maneuverability and acceptable levels of protection. Reasonably well armed with a pair of high yield laser cannons and a pair of concussion missile launchers, in skilled hands, a V-19 could more than hold its own against several times its number in droid starfighters. The fighter was also among the pioneering designs featuring S-foils, another feature that helped it in extended dogfights. It also boasted a hyperdrive to allow it to self-deploy across star systems, although this is rarely utilised as the Republic had a large fleet of fighter carriers, notably the Venator class Star Destroyer.

Despite these positive points, the V-19 had a number of weaknesses that hastened its withdrawal from front line service. The fighter had a large profile when viewed from above and from the side, making it easy to target compared to contemporary fighters. Its speed and maneuverability are only middling, and more advanced droid starfighters could literally run rings around it. Despite the tracking capabilities of V-19's concussion missiles, the limited number carried meant that the fighters would be overwhelmed in protracted engagements. The fighter also took months to learn to use proficiently, a factor that contributed to its eventual replacement in front line units by more straightforward craft like the Alhpa-3 Nimbus-class V-Wing. In the final year of the Clone War, the V-19 was mainly relegated to patrol duties in systems far from the fighting and was completely withdrawn from service at the end of the war. Surviving units continue to serve in backwater militias and some criminal gangs, but they are a rare sight in the present day.