Why the Royal Navy relied on objective command

How did Royal Navy objective command compare with Chinese mission command and Soviet central control?

Royal Navy officers received an objective and latitude to meet it within legal and practical limits, with independence especially valuable when communications were weak.

Objective command sets the result an officer must achieve while leaving room to decide how to achieve it. The Royal Navy example includes practical limits: obey the law, preserve the ship, and meet the required timetable. The less communication a force can expect, the more it must depend on commanders acting independently. The question contrasts Chinese examples of ignored central orders with Soviet centralization; Soviet command problems are attributed to purges and difficulties of coordination. It does not establish a simple rule that all Chinese command was centralized.