Whilethe economy is already a complete disaster for Bolivia, the troubles don’t stopthere. It’s army, devastated by the Chaco war, is a shell of it former self andlacks not only equipment but also willing recruits and a great lack ofofficers, killed in the fighting. The Airforce was fully destroyed during thedefence of the Pilcomayo line and as such Bolivia has no airforce in ‘36. Theroute to restoring a capable fighting force will be a painful one as thechaotic economy is in no way capable to finance a large expansion of the armywithout foreign assistance.
虽然玻利维亚的经济已经陷入灾难状态,但是麻烦还不仅于此。她的陆军,饱受查科战争的摧残,徒具形式的空壳,不仅缺乏装备,而且还缺乏愿意入伍的新兵,还有大量的战死军官所留下的职位空缺。而空军则在皮拉科马约一线的保卫战中被摧毁殆尽,所以36年开始时的玻利维亚没有空军。恢复军队战斗力的过程极其痛苦,因为在经济混乱的情况下,没有外国援助的话根本不可能为军队的扩张投入大规模的财政预算。
