The fictional Codex Astartes provides an analogy for Corbett's argument about shared understanding. In this interpretation, its common framework helps officers recognise what a situation requires and understand what others intend. That understanding permits tactical flexibility and innovation within the codex. Ultramarines therefore need not be treated as mechanically dogmatic simply because they use it. The qualification is that the framework has to be applied properly.
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The Codex Astartes as a doctrine analogy
The Codex Astartes illustrates how shared doctrine can support flexible action when its users understand the principles behind it.