Nope...the Tungsten-Carbide cores of the Raufoss ammo wouldn't even dent the armour of an Abrams. You're talking about 2.5-ish inches of super-dense ceramic, plus .75 inches of DU, then another 2.5-ish inches of ceramic. Fifty-cal stuff just bounces off that stuff, as do the shells of all but one or two tank-mounted guns in the world. The 125mm gun carried by the T-80 can do it, and the Chinese have a 152mm in production that'll shred the stuff ( not sure of the designation ) but no man-packed or shoulder-fired firearm can penetrate it, and most RPG-type warheads just leave a big dent.
Several European companies ( Beretta is one, as is Solothurn ) are producing heavy-calibre rifles in 14.5, 15, 17, and 20mm, firing DU or Tungsten-Carbide saboted projectiles...it's possible that one of these, particularly the Beretta 15mm, could have done it, but unlikely.
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