Supercharge started with a seven-hour aerial bombardment focused on Tel el Aqqaqir and Sidi Abd el Rahman, followed by a four and a half-hour barrage of 360 guns firing 15,000 shells. The two assault brigades started their attack at 01:05 on 2 November and gained most of their objectives to schedule and with moderate losses. One battalion from the 90th Light Division along with another battalion from the 15th Panzer Division were soon overrun and at 04:45 it was reported that only one Bersaglieri infantry battalion was still manning the defensive line. On the right of the main attack 28th (Maori) battalion captured positions to protect the right flank of the newly formed salient and 133rd Lorried Infantry did the same on the left. New Zealand engineers cleared five lines through the mines allowing the Royal Dragoons armoured car regiment to slip out into the open and spend the day raiding the Axis communications.
supercharge started with a seven-hour aerial bombardment focused on tel el aqqaqir and sidi abd el rahman followed by a four and a half-hour barrage of 360 guns firing 15000 shells the two assault brigades started their attack at 0105 on 2 november and gained most of their objectives to schedule and with moderate losses one battalion from the 90th light division along with another battalion from the 15th panzer division were soon overrun and at 0445 it was reported that only one bersaglieri infantry battalion was still manning the defensive line on the right of the main attack 28th (maori) battalion captured positions to protect the right flank of the newly formed salient and 133rd lorried infantry did the same on the left new zealand engineers cleared five lines through the mines allowing the royal dragoons armoured car regiment to slip out into the open and spend the day raiding the axis communications