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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.
MD11 has OFF, MIN, MED, MAX & RTO