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I dont know about the wording in the ba codex but in the grey knight codex there is a paragraph on the stormraven page that discribes whats happening to a cybot "passenger" during a explosion result of the flyer : a single s4 hit to his back
Does this rule "override" the s10 ap1 hit thats normally passed on to passengers of exploding flyers ?

Yes, it does. The dreadnought suffers a hit as described in the Codex unless it has been errata'd or faq'd.

Codex overrides the rule book every time unless specifically mentioned.

Sort of: That note is rules-text describing what happens to the dreadnought it's carrying (if any) if the stormraven happens to explode.

So it'd overrule the effects of the strength 10 AP 1 hit for the dreadnought itself in that specific instance, but not the other passengers (if any) that happen to be in the stormraven.

Thematically I can understand the difference, getting dropped out of the back of the ship rather then being crushed in the fuselage would be far less dangerous.

K good to know
I kinda dislike using the stormraven as a transport for termis/paladins because of the new explosion rules for flyers but its nice that it can still transport a cybot relatively safe