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Weapons Grade
You are quite correct - Airbus permits only auto brake MIN, MED or manual (and selection of MAX for TKOF only).
From memory, Boeing has ABS 1 thru 5; MD11 has ABS OFF, MIN, MED or MAX.
And as zlin77 stated (perhaps cynically) better to have maximum braking capability being used, than not.
Not strictly true. Modern Airbi have BTV, with all the RCAM options, and brake max as a fallback.