What spurred a disbandment was great distances and limited opportunities to co-operate with most of the ground forces and schools for officer training.<ref name="Regeringens proposition 1999/2000:30"></ref> What spoke to keep A 9 in Kristinehamn was the proximity to Älvdalen training area and the possibility of co-operation with a large number of units in southern and central Sweden, but also that Kristinehamn already constituted a center of expertise for the artillery function through the Artillery Combat School ("Artilleriets stridsskola", ArtSS) which was already located to Kristinehamn.