Marx Battleground, Training Center, and Other Military Playset Pieces - Jeep, Tank, and Halftrack Pulling The Field Gun

Does it seem like I'm posting all these Marx toys in a helter-skelter fashion? Yup. U betcha!  😜 Honestly. I didn't quite realize what I was getting myself into when I started this series - but hey, it's been fun and I've learned a bit along the way. Back on 29 June, I made a post "How Did You Tow Your Cannon's?", however, it only included one photo of each of the vehicles. But after all, I did do a complete photo essay on all three so why not go ahead and post the whole shebang? 

When, I was a kid, I always pulled the field gun with my Jeep. Now, as an adult, I realize that this particular gun would have been too big in real life for the diminutive Jeep to haul. More than likely the clutch would have been blown trying to pull this piece. When you look at the side profile below, you can see that in real life, that cannon would've been darn heavy.

Ed

Jeep & Field Gun

As a toy, the barrel of the gun is just plastic. In real life, that would be one heavy chunk of metal!

Tank & Field Gun

While we may not think of tanks as haulers, I have seen videos of them doing just that. After all, they had the power to haul field pieces with no problem.

Halftrack & Field Gun

As well, I've seen videos of halftracks hauling ordnance.

Marx Battleground, Training Center, and Other Military Playset Pieces - How Did You Tow Your Cannon's?

I posed this question on several Meta groups and the results were mixed. The consensus was that the artillery pieces were towed by any vehicle available. If the larger silver HP howitzers were towed by either the tank or halftrack, that meant the Jeep was stuck handling the 'smaller' field gun. But 'small' is a relative term because when you look at the size of the gun in relation to the Jeep, it's still pretty big. One person noted that if the Jeep were to be expected to haul a piece of towed artillery like that, it would probably blow the clutch. However, I remember as a kid happily latching that gun onto the Jeep and thinking nothing of it. So what did you guys use to tow your cannon's and stuff as kids?

Ed

Marx Battleground, Training Center, and Other Military Playset Pieces - Field Gun SP

Marx called this piece a 'field gun' and after repeated attempts by the 'experts' on Meta to identify a real life counterpart, no one has yet to come up with a satisfactory match. The closest anyone came was the claim that it resembled the big Long Tom cannon, only much smaller and missing a set of wheels. Ummmm, yeah, okay fine. Whatever. My sample is a bit of a hybrid wreck. The carriage appears dark green, while the chewed-up barrel looks like a dark olive green, however, when all is said-and-done it is a complete unit.

Ed