Supercharge underway from 1 November 1942

Operation Supercharge opened with large British superiority in strength. The attack happened on the night of 1 to 2 November 1942. An air attack started the "bombardment". One casualty was the Africa Corps "signals system". The 151st and 152nd Brigades attacked early on 2 November. They were followed by the 8th Armoured Brigade (apparently) and the 50th RTR.
Some 192 guns fired a barrage while another 168 guns fired "in front and on the flanks". The 152nd Brigade had an easier time and reached their objectives "by 3:44am". The 151st Brigade had a harder time and did not reach their objectives until 5:53am on 2 November. In the case of the Maori Battalion, they took a strong point "west of Trig 29". "On the left flank, 2/Sussex and 5/Sussex took "Woodcock" on "Kidney Ridge".
The 9th Armoured Brigade took losses while advancing. They were reduced to 94 tanks from the 132 tanks they started with. The next move was delayed until 6:15am. The 2nd Armoured Brigade was to follow up behind.
The fighting on 2 November by the armor did not produce any obvious victories, but they were sure to break the enemy by the time they were finished. They would need another two days to break the enemy front. The 9th Armoured Brigade suffered as they fought. The Wiltshire Yeomanry was equipped with mostly 2pdr Crusaders. The 9th Armoured Brigade took heavy losses in the process of their fight. Still, the armored cars of the Royal Dragoons were able to breach the enemy front and were running amock in the enemy's rear. That had been the hope for the armored cars, and they were able to what was expected of them. Heavy fighting on 2 November had yielded results. "77 German tanks and 40 Italian tanks" had been knocked out. This is based on the account in Vol.III of the Australian Official History.