The Japanese had achieved eight torpedo hits, four each on Prince of WalesThe Explorers Club Expedition ‘Job 74’ survey report 2007 , pp. 9–21. and Repulse,Bloody Shambles Volume One, by Christopher Shores, Brian Cull and Yasuho Izawa; direct quote from Flt Lt Plenty on page 121.The Explorers Club Expedition ‘Job 74’ survey report 2007 , pp. 6–8. out of 49 torpedoes, while losing only three aircraft during the attack itself (one Nell torpedo bomber from the Genzan Air Group and two Betty torpedo bombers from the Kanoya Air Group) and a fourth plane was so badly damaged that it crashed on landing. The 2007 survey of the two wrecks confirmed that there were four torpedo hits on Prince of Wales; and could confirm only two hits on Repulse, as the amidships area where the other two hits were reported was buried beneath the seabed.
